Adjective: servile sur-vul or 'sur,vI(-u)l [N. Amer], 'sur,vI(-u)l [Brit]
- Submissive or fawning in attitude or behaviour
"servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"
- Relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants
"servile work"; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"; "the servile wars of Sicily"
See also: obsequious, slavelike, slavish, submissive, subservient, unfree
Antonym: unservile
Encyclopedia: Servile