servilely

Variant of servile

servile definition

ser·vile (sʉr′vəl, -vīl′)

adjective

  1. of a slave or slaves
  2. like that of slaves or servants servile employment
  3. like or characteristic of a slave; humbly yielding or submissive; cringing; abject
  4. Archaic held in slavery; not free

Etymology: ME < L servilis < servus, slave: see serf

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