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servile
01
very keen to please and obey others
Examples
His servile behavior toward the manager made his colleagues uncomfortable.
Always eager to win favor, she adopted a servile attitude around her superiors.
02
associated with or characteristic of a slave
Examples
The servile conditions in which the workers lived were a grim reminder of historical injustices.
Living under servile restrictions, they had no autonomy over their own lives.
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