servile

Definition of Servile in English :

1. servile

submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

Example Sentences:
'spoke in a servile tone'
'the incurably servile housekeeper'
'servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work'

2. servile

relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants

Example Sentences:
'Brown's attempt at servile insurrection'
'the servile wars of Sicily'
'servile work'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Servile

adjective

1.

obsequious or fawning in attitude or behaviour; submissive

2.

of or suitable for a slave

3.

existing in or relating to a state of slavery

4. (when postpositive, foll by to)

submitting or obedient

adjective

1.

of a slave or slaves

2.

like that of slaves or servants

servile employment

3.

like or characteristic of a slave; humbly yielding or submissive; cringing; abject

4. Archaic

held in slavery; not free

adj.

1. Abjectly submissive; slavish.

2.

a. Of or suitable to a slave or servant.

b. Of or relating to servitude or forced labor.