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    servile
    /ˈsəːvʌɪl/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others: "he bowed his head in a servile manner"
    • 2. of or characteristic of a slave or slaves: "the servile condition of the peasants"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSERVILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SERVILE definition: 1. too eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows you do not have much respect for…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSERVILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. If you say that someone is servile, you disapprove of them because they are too eager to obey someone or do things for them. [formal, disapproval] He was subservient and servile. They said she had a servile attitude to her employer. Synonyms: subservient, cringing, grovelling, mean More Synonyms of servile.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › servileServile Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SERVILE is of or befitting a menial position. How to use servile in a sentence. Did you know?

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishservile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of servile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySERVILE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SERVILE meaning: 1. too eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows you do not have much respect for…. Learn more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › servileServile - definition of servile by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers. 2. characteristic of, proper to, or customary for slaves; abject: servile obedience. 3. of, pertaining to, or involving slaves, slavery, servants, or servitude. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin servīlis = serv (us) slave + -īlis -ile 2] ser′vile•ly, adv.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › servileServile - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Servile describes someone who is almost aggressively helpful, like a teacher’s pet who insists on bringing an apple every day even though the teacher doesn’t want it. To call someone servile is an insult.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › servile_adjservile, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word servile, six of which are labelled obsolete, and two of which are considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › servileSERVILE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Servile definition: slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning. See examples of SERVILE used in a sentence.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › servileservile | meaning of servile in Longman Dictionary of...

    servile meaning, definition, what is servile: very eager to obey someone because you w...: Learn more.