Definition of servile

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Servile (a.) Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing; fawning; as, servile flattery; servile fear; servile obedience..

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Adulatory :: Adulatory (a.) Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address..
Sorehon :: Sorehon (n.) Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel..
Drudge :: Drudge (n.) One who drudges; one who works hard in servile employment; a mental servant.
Minion :: Minion (n.) An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite.
Crouch :: Crouch (v. i.) To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.
Servile :: Servile (a.) Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune..
Toadyism :: Toadyism (n.) The practice of meanly fawning on another; base sycophancy; servile adulation.
Ape :: Ape (n.) One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.
Menial :: Menial (n.) A person of a servile character or disposition.
Villain :: Villain (n.) One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant..
Fawn :: Fawn (n.) A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.
Vassal :: Vassal (a.) Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
Servile :: Servile (n.) An element which forms no part of the original root; -- opposed to radical.
Menial :: Menial (n.) A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank; one employed in low or servile offices..
Root :: Root (v. i.) Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely..
Abject :: Abject (a.) Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts..
Truckler :: Truckler (n.) One who truckles, or yields servilely to the will of another..
Observance :: Observance (n.) Servile attention; sycophancy.
Dig :: Dig (v. i.) To work with a spade or other like implement; to do servile work; to delve.
Crawl :: Crawl (v. i.) To advance slowly and furtively; to insinuate one's self; to advance or gain influence by servile or obsequious conduct.
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