ser´vile|ly

ser´vile|ly
ser|vile «SUR vuhl», adjective.
1. like that of slaves; mean; base: »

servile flattery. I did not…aim at gaining his favor by paying any servile respect to him (Benjamin Franklin).

SYNONYM(S): slavish, cringing, fawning, groveling.
2. of slaves; having to do with slaves: »

a servile revolt, servile work.

3. fit for a slave.
4. yielding, as through fear or lack of spirit: »

An honest judge cannot be servile to public opinion.

5. Obsolete. (of a people or state) politically enslaved.
[< Latin servīlis < servus a slave]
ser´vile|ly, adverb.
ser´vile|ness, noun.

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