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respectful(adjective, respect, gentle, resist, ordinary)
14
docile(adjective, quiet, kind, soft, gentle)
12
dutiful(adjective, resist, humble, meek, considerate)
10
acquiescent(adjective, quiet, gentle, inferior, modest)
10
complaisant(adjective, kind, soft, gentle, mild)
10
obeisant(adjective, kind, respect, soft, gentle)
10
regardful(adjective, humble, considerate, compliant)
9
considerate(adjective, courteous, observant, civil)
9
yielding(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, humble)
8
compliant(adjective, quiet, gentle, mild, agreeable)
8
duteous(adjective, resist, considerate, compliant)
8
obliging(adjective, quiet, kind, soft, gentle)
7
thoughtful(adjective, courteous, observant, civil)
6
biddable(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, ordinary)
6
willing(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, subdued)
5
reverential(adjective, respect, gentle, ordinary, modest)
5
tame(adjective, calm, quiet, kind, soft)
5
tractable(adjective, quiet, gentle, ordinary, modest)
4
devoted(adjective, compliant, submissive, docile)
3
amenable(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, meek)
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