2
rough(adjective, tough, difficult, heavy, awkward)
2
rugged(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
2
smarmy(adjective, flattering, sycophantic, toadying, servile)
2
sniveling(adjective, humble, compliant, servility, flattering)
2
sordid
2
spineless(adjective, humble, compliant, flattering, deferential)
2
strenuous(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
2
subdued(adjective, meek, compliant, passive, obedient)
2
sycophantish
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tame(adjective, meek, compliant, passive, obedient)
2
toadyish
2
unctuous(adjective, mean, submissive, flattering, subservient)
2
wretched
1
abjectly submissive(expression, idiom)
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abused
1
accepting
1
accommodating(adjective, meek, compliant, passive, obedient)
1
agreeable
1
apple-polishing
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attending(adjective, servile)
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