servile
/ˈsɜːrvaɪl/
adjective
- Excessively willing to serve or obey others; submissive or fawning.
- The dog's servile behavior showed it had been trained to obey without question.
- She refused to adopt a servile tone just to get a promotion.
- His servile attitude toward the boss made his coworkers uncomfortable.
- Relating to or involving forced labor or slavery.
- The ancient empire relied on a servile workforce to build its monuments.
- Historians studied the servile class in medieval society.
- Laws were passed to prevent servile conditions in factories.
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