English adjective: servile | |||
1. | servile submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior | ||
Samples | Spoke in a servile tone. The incurably servile housekeeper. Servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work. | ||
Similar | bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, slavelike, slavish, submissive, subservient, sycophantic, toadyish | ||
Antonyms | unservile, unsubmissive | ||
2. | servile relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants | ||
Samples | Brown's attempt at servile insurrection. The servile wars of Sicily. Servile work. | ||
Similar | unfree | ||
Antonyms | free | ||