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“servile”
servile (adjective), more servile, most servile
1. Descriptive of a person and his or her attitude which shows an excessive willingness to fully agree to do whatever another person wants to have done: Some people think that Janet is a great wife because she has a servile manner and doesn't argue with her husband.
3. Relating to degrading work that is considered fit only for servants or enslaved laborers: Some servile individuals are too often taken advantage of by other people.
3. Etymology: from Latin servilis, servus, "slave".
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3. Relating to degrading work that is considered fit only for servants or enslaved laborers: Some servile individuals are too often taken advantage of by other people.
3. Etymology: from Latin servilis, servus, "slave".
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(Greek: slave, servile, slavish; servitude; serving)