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    ser·vile
    /ˈsərv(ə)l/

    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. 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?

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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

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

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

    1. obsequious or fawning in attitude or behaviour; submissive. 2. of or suitable for a slave. 3. existing in or relating to a state of slavery. 4.(whenpostpositive, foll by to) submitting or obedient. Collins English Dictionary.

  7. 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.

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

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

  9. 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.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › servileServile Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Like or characteristic of a slave; humbly yielding or submissive; cringing; abject. Webster's New World. Of or relating to servitude or forced labor. American Heritage. More Adjective Definitions (4) Synonyms: tractable. toadyish. toadying. sycophantic. subordinate. submissive. sequacious. parasitical. obedient.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryservile | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    servile meaning: too willing to do things for other people.