servile
adjective
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning.
servilely
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a word derived from
servile.
Example Sentences
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She becomes fully, servilely dependent on Gennarino, who has been liberated by the isolation of the island.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of the harshest judgments had been pronounced by those who had faithfully, and sometimes servilely, worked under the Shah.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Doing the McCosh walk" advises young men to arch their backs, protrude their chests, ignore less fortunate friends while grinning servilely at prominent classmates.
From Time Magazine Archive
The martyrs in order to recall to the Master their claims on His mercy exhibit servilely the instruments of their martyrdom.
From Michelangelo by Romain Rolland
Service," she went on, "I think is one of the noblest words in the world; but it cannot be rendered servilely.
From Nobody by Susan Warner
