Subservient Definition

subservient
adjective
  1. compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw
  2. serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime"
  3. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes- man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"

"Subservient" in song lyrics

See how subservient is used in real songs:

  • "Of your subservient"
    Atoms All Stars
  • "ain't a part of a lie to keep a brother subservient"
    (Public Enemy f/) Paris — Coinsequences

Usage tips for "subservient"

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