servile
An element which forms no part of the original rootAn element which forms no part of the original root.
» All the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.
Alle Untertanen des Königs verhielten sich oft sehr unterwürfig, da sie seinen Zorn fürchteten. — MUIRIEL
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2 sensesAn element which forms no part of the original root.
A slave; a menial.
Examples
4 sentencesAll the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.
deAlle Untertanen des Königs verhielten sich oft sehr unterwürfig, da sie seinen Zorn fürchteten. — MUIRIEL
Servile people are dams of freedom.
Tom is a servile man like Akaky Akakievich.
"Stop being servile, Tom." "Okay."
Origin
From Middle English servyle, from Old French servil, servile, from Latin servīlis, from seFrom Middle English servyle, from Old French servil, servile, from Latin servīlis, from servus (“slave”). By surface analysis, serve + -ile.
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