SERVILE

How it’s pronounced

Definition:

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Synonyms: 

Submissive, Obsequious, Fawning

Antonyms: 

Assertive, Independent, Confident

Examples:

• His servile agreement with everything the boss said earned him a promotion, and lots of enemies among his colleagues.

• The dog’s servile devotion was touching, but all he wanted was the treats.

Etymology:

From Latin servilis ('of a slave'), derived from servus ('slave').

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