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1 abjectly
abjectly ['æbdʒektlɪ](a) (despicably → act, refuse) de manière abjecte(b) (in a servile manner) avec servilité, servilement(c) (miserably) misérablement -
2 subservient
subservient [səbˈsɜ:vɪənt]a. ( = submissive) [person, nation] asservib. ( = servile) [person, manner, behaviour] servile* * *[səb'sɜːvɪənt]1) péj servile pej (to envers)2) ( less important) subordonné (to à)
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servile — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. menial, beggarly, cringing; see humble 1 , 2 , obsequious . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [SUR vile] submissive or subservient, like a servant or slave. He smiled and nodded in the proper servile… … English dictionary for students
manner — n. 1) an arrogant, cavalier, imperious, overbearing; awkward; boorish; businesslike; casual, hit or miss, offhand, relaxed; charming; cloying; coarse, crude, rude, uncouth; courteous, polite; cursory; debonair; flippant; forthcoming; friendly;… … Combinatory dictionary
fawning — fawn·ing || fÉ”Ënɪŋ adj. bootlicking, flattering, acting in a servile manner in order to gain favor fÉ”Ën n. baby deer; soft light brown color v. lavish affection upon; flatter, act in a servile manner in order to gain favor adj. pale… … English contemporary dictionary
kowtow — n. act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one s forehead to the ground; servile act v. bow low, kneel and touch one s forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner … English contemporary dictionary
kowtowed — n. act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one s forehead to the ground; servile act v. bow low, kneel and touch one s forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner … English contemporary dictionary
kowtowing — n. act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one s forehead to the ground; servile act v. bow low, kneel and touch one s forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner … English contemporary dictionary
kowtows — n. act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one s forehead to the ground; servile act v. bow low, kneel and touch one s forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner … English contemporary dictionary
grovelingly — adv. in a servile manner, subserviently, in the manner of humbling oneself … English contemporary dictionary
deferentially — adverb 1. in a servile manner he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor • Syn: ↑submissively • Derived from adjective: ↑submissive (for: ↑submissively), ↑deferential … Useful english dictionary
Apish — Ap ish, a. Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling. [1913 Webster] The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Servilely — Serv ile*ly, adv. In a servile manner; slavishly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English