sub·ser·vi·ent

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• sub|ser´vi|ent|ly — sub|ser|vi|ent «suhb SUR vee uhnt», adjective. 1. slavishly polite and obedient; tamely submissive; servile: »The lawyers had been subservient beyond all other classes to the Crown (John R. Green). SYNONYM(S): obsequious, truckling. 2. useful as… …   Useful english dictionary

• sub|ser|vi|ent — «suhb SUR vee uhnt», adjective. 1. slavishly polite and obedient; tamely submissive; servile: »The lawyers had been subservient beyond all other classes to the Crown (John R. Green). SYNONYM(S): obsequious, truckling. 2. useful as a means to help …   Useful english dictionary

• sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… …   English syllables

• ent — ent; ent·amebiasis; ent·amoeba; ent·op·tic; ent·otic; ent·wick·lungs·ro·man; esu·ri·ent; ex·pe·di·ent·ist; ex·pe·di·ent·ly; ex·plod·ent; flu·ent·ly; flu·ent·ness; fo·di·ent; god·par·ent·hood; gra·di·ent·er; grand·par·ent; grand·par·ent·hood;… …   English syllables

• ser — ac·i·pen·ser; ac·i·pen·ser·es; ac·i·pen·ser·oid; an·ser; an·ser·es; an·ser·i·form; an·ser·i·for·mes; an·ser·ous; as·ser·tion; as·ser·tion·al; as·ser·tive; as·ser·tive·ly; as·ser·tive·ness; as·ser·tor; as·ser·to·ri·al; as·ser·to·ric; as·ser·to·ry; …   English syllables

• subservient — sub·ser·vi·ent …   English syllables

• subserviently — sub·ser·vi·ent·ly …   English syllables

• subservient — sub•ser•vi•ent [[t]səbˈsɜr vi ənt[/t]] adj. 1) serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate 2) servile; excessively submissive; obsequious 3) useful in promoting a purpose or end • Etymology: 1625–35; < L subservient , s. of… …   From formal English to slang

• subservient — sub|ser|vi|ent [ səb sɜrviənt ] adjective 1. ) too willing to obey other people 2. ) FORMAL considered less important than something else ╾ sub|ser|vi|ence noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• subservient — sub|ser|vi|ent [səbˈsə:viənt US ˈsə:r ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of subservire to serve, be subservient , from servire to serve ] 1.) always obeying another person and doing everything they want you to do used… …   Dictionary of contemporary English