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servile — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • menial adj Describing unskilled, low-status work, especially the kind of routine tasks a servant would do.
  • servile adj Excessively willing to obey or please others; behaving like a slave.
  • smarmy adjective Excessively flattering or ingratiating in an insincere, oily way.

Senses

servile is used for these senses in English:

  • menial Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
  • servile Slavish or submissive.
  • smarmy Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.

menial — full definition

  1. adj Describing unskilled, low-status work, especially the kind of routine tasks a servant would do.
  2. noun A person in a servile, low-ranking role, especially a domestic servant.

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