22 entries under mean topic. ×

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obsequious(adjective, smooth, soft, inferior)
17
fawning(adjective, kind, inferior, polite)
11
toadying(adjective, charming, submissive, flattering)
11
unctuous(adjective, kind, polite, flattering)
9
bootlicking(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant)
9
subservient(adjective, humble, compliant, submissive)
8
abject(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant)
7
submissive(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant)
6
cringing(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant)
6
slavish(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant)
5
beggarly(adjective, subject, submissive, subordinate)
5
grovelling(adjective, boring, tedious, submissive)
3
base(adjective, boring, tedious, submissive)
3
low(adjective, boring, tedious, submissive)
2
obeisant(adjective, inferior, compliant, submissive)
1
craven(adjective, submissive, despicable, subservient)
1
ignoble(adjective, inferior, boring, compliant)
0
despicable(adjective, submissive, subservient, grovelling)
0
eating crow(expression, adjective, submissive, despicable)
0
eating humble pie(expression, adjective, idiom, submissive)
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