grovel
verb (used without object)
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
grovellingly
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a word derived from
grovel.
Example Sentences
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This was the sum, then, for which he had grovellingly compounded—under an agreement sealed by a supreme exchange of remarks.
From The Finer Grain by Henry James
Then, in his ridiculously masterful way, Finn grovellingly burrowed under the other puppies, that he might have the benefit of all their warmth, and was asleep again.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
“It’s not the going before me I object to,” said Bessie; “it’s their pretending they’ve a right to do it—a right I should grovellingly recognise.”
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by Henry James
