subservient
[ suh b-sur-vee-uh nt ]
/ səbˈsɜr vi ənt /
adjective
serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
servile; excessively submissive; obsequious: subservient persons; subservient conduct.
useful in promoting a purpose or end.
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OTHER WORDS FROM subservient
sub·ser·vi·ence, sub·ser·vi·en·cy, nounsub·ser·vi·ent·ly, adverbun·sub·ser·vi·ent, adjectiveun·sub·ser·vi·ent·ly, adverbWords nearby subservient
subsequent, subsere, subserous, subserous plexus, subserve, subservient, subset, subshell, subshrub, subside, subsidence
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British Dictionary definitions for subservient
subservient
/ (səbˈsɜːvɪənt) /
adjective
obsequious in behaviour or attitude
serving as a means to an end
a less common word for subordinate (def. 2)
Derived forms of subservient
subserviently, adverbsubservience or subserviency, nounWord Origin for subservient
C17: from Latin subserviēns complying with, from subservīre to subserve
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