servile

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submissive or slavish
of or pertaining to a slave
{a} slavish, dependant, cringing, fawning
{n} a letter added for the inflection of words
pertaining to or involving slaves; "the servile wars of Sicily"
Held in subjection; dependent; enslaved
Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing; fawning; as, servile flattery; servile fear; servile obedience
{s} subject, subservient, extremely submissive; of or pertaining to a slave or servant, suited to a slave or servant
involving slaves; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"
pertaining to or involving slaves; "the servile wars of Sicily
Not belonging to the original root; as, a servile letter
disapproval If you say that someone is servile, you disapprove of them because they are too eager to obey someone or do things for them. He was subservient and servile = obsequious + servility ser·vil·ity She's a curious mixture of stubbornness and servility
An element which forms no part of the original root; opposed to radical
Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune
{a} vassal
servile(a)
involving slaves; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection
servilely
In a servile way; fawningly
servilely
{a} slavishly, meanly, abjectly, basely
servility
{n} slavishness, dependance
servilely
submissively, subserviently, in a slavish manner
servilely
in an obsequious manner; "she acts obsequiously toward her boss"
servilely
In a servile manner; slavishly
servility
abject or cringing submissiveness
servility
the condition of being servile
servility
{i} condition of being a slave; extreme submissiveness, subservience; quality of being servile
servility
The quality or state of being servile; servileness
servile
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