undomineering

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ domineering.

Adjective

undomineering (comparative more undomineering, superlative most undomineering)

1. Not domineering.
   • 1791, J. Debrett, A letter to the right honourable Edmund Burke‎^[1], 2nd edition, London, page 128:

     I own myſelf a lover, perhaps to enthuſiaſm, of the mild, undomineering, ſweet-tempered government to which I feel myself indebted for the ſecurity and repoſe ſo dear to my heart.

   • 1973, Sasson Somekh, The Changing Rhythm: A Study of Najīb Maḥfūẓ’s Novels‎^[2], Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 128:

     The two sisters have left home and live with their undomineering husbands.

   • 2016, Stephen Goldenberg, Car Wheels on a Gravel Drive‎^[3], Troubador Publishing Ltd:

     Jeremy was the exact opposite of Pete – caring, gentle, undomineering, cultured – while Julia was not at all shrewish or demanding like Jeremy’s ex Mandy.