Servile Definition

sûrvəl, -vīl
adjective
servilest
Of a slave or slaves.
Webster's New World
Abjectly submissive; slavish.
American Heritage
Like that of slaves or servants.
Servile employment.
Webster's New World
Like or characteristic of a slave; humbly yielding or submissive; cringing; abject.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to servitude or forced labor.
American Heritage
noun

(grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Servile

Adjective

Base Form:
servile
Superlative:
servilest

Origin of Servile

  • Middle English from Latin servīlis from servus slave

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin servīlis.

    From Wiktionary

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