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servile

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  1. subservient           
 
ser.vile \'s*r-v*l, -.vi-l\ \-v*(l)-le-, -.vi-l-le-\ \-v*l-n*s, -.vi-l-\ 
   \(.)s*r-'vil-*t-e-\ aj [ME, fr. L servilis, fr. servus slave - more at 
   SERVE] 1: of or befitting a slave or an enslaved or menial class  2: 
   lacking spirit or independence  - ser.vile.ly av