servile
adjective
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning.
servilely
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a word derived from
servile.
Example Sentences
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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
She becomes fully, servilely dependent on Gennarino, who has been liberated by the isolation of the island.
From Time Magazine Archive
They should be read with the help of notes, a help generally needed for satirical poetry, but it should be remembered always that editorial judgments are to be received with discretion and not servilely followed.
From The Age of Pope (1700-1744) by John Dennis
My own practice as a wood-carver teaches me to prefer using that perfect tool, the hand, in its ever adaptable way, to using it servilely to grind out sausages.
From Household Organization by Florence Caddy
