Servile Definition & Meaning
servile
- adjective
- submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "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; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"; "the servile wars of Sicily"; "servile work"
"Servile" in song lyrics
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"I ?? ?? not a punk or servile"
E-Rule — Listen Up -
"abjectly servile"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with servile
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- What does servile mean?
- submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "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; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"; "the servile wars of Sicily"; "servile work"
- What part of speech is servile?
- Servile is an adjective.
- How many definitions does servile have?
- Servile has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).