servile
adjective/ˈsɜːvaɪl/
/ˈsɜːrvl/, /ˈsɜːrvaɪl/
(disapproving)- wanting too much to please somebody and obey them
- Parents have no right to demand servile obedience from their children.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘suitable for a slave or for the working class’): from Latin servilis, from servus ‘slave’.Want to learn more?
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