servant-like
- a word derived from servant.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Nor do I recommend searching for coherence in its post-Colonial politics, what with the servant-like assistance Georgia receives from a Congolese friend who helps with investigation and exposition.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 13, 2019
Just then was heard the ring of the hall bell, and shortly after a servant-like knock at the door of the apartment followed.
From A Pirate of Parts by Neville, Richard
There," she said, "it is not heavy, and will not shame your neat toilette, as if it were a household, servant-like detail.
From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte
But our followers are too servant-like and serf-like to be offensive fighters.
From The Mutiny of the Elsinore by London, Jack
The servant of Abraham, servant-like, was well content that Rebekah should draw for all his camels, while he stood still.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by Chadwick, G. A.
