What is the meaning of servile?

adjective

  • Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior.
    • usage: "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"
  • Relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants.
    • usage: "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"; "the servile wars of Sicily"; "servile work"
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