passive
inactive
lacking in energy or will
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself
George Meredith
expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
academics seem to favor passive sentences
peaceful
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
passive resistance
passive voice
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
‘The ball was thrown by the boy’ uses the passive voice
‘The ball was thrown’ is an abbreviated passive