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SERVILE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
Example:
servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work
Classified under:
Similar:
bootlicking; fawning; sycophantic; toadyish (attempting to win favor by flattery)
obsequious (attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner)
slavish; submissive; subservient (abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant)
slavelike (suitable for a slave or servant)
Antonym:
unservile (not servile or submissive)
Derivation:
servility (abject or cringing submissiveness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants
Example:
servile work
Classified under:
Similar:
unfree (held in servitude)
