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Tuesday, June 24
servile adj.

Definition: 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.

Example: The old man was almost too servile in performing his job.

Synonyms: obsequious, abject


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