servile

adj.

1. Abjectly submissive; slavish.
2. 1. Of or suitable to a slave or servant.
   2. Of or relating to servitude or forced labor.

[Middle English, from Latin servīlis, from servus, slave.]

servilely ser'vile·ly adv.
servileness ser'vile·ness or ser·vil'i·ty (sər-vĭl'ĭ-tē) n.

adjective

Excessively eager to serve or obey: menial, obsequious, slavish, subservient. See over/under.

adj

Definition: groveling, subservient
Antonyms: aggressive, assertive, bossy, dominant

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IN BRIEF: Acting like a slave.

Force works on servile natures, not the free.  — Ben Johnson (1572-1637), British clergyman, dramatist, wit.

Common misspelling(s) of servile

• cervial

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - servil, underdanig, krybende

Nederlands (Dutch)
serviel, kruiperig, onderdanig

Français (French)
adj. - servile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unterwürfig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δουλικός, δουλοπρεπής

Italiano (Italian)
servile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - servil, baixo

Русский (Russian)
рабский, подобострастный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - servil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - servil, devot, krypande, slavisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
奴隶的, 卑屈的, 奴性的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 奴隸的, 卑屈的, 奴性的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 노예의, 비굴한, ~에 맹종하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 奴隷の, 奴隷根性の, 主体性のない, 卑しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ذليل, عبدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתרפס, כעבד נרצע, עבדותי, של עבדים‬

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