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servile

adjective C1
MEANING IN ENGLISH

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others; fawning and submissive.

In context

01

He found the manager's servile flattery deeply distasteful.

02

His servile attitude annoyed his colleagues.

Synonyms

sycophantic,fawning,submissive

Antonyms

assertive,independent,authoritative

Collocations

servile flattery,servile attitude,servile manner

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗