All 3 Uses of
servile
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- He liked to put himself forward and entertain the company, ostensibly on equal terms, of course, though in reality he was on a servile footing with them.†
Chpt 3 *
- They are not servile, and even after two centuries of serfdom they are free in manner and bearing, yet without insolence, and not revengeful and not envious.†
Chpt 6
- His abject and servile characteristics disappeared, his malicious and sarcastic cynicism was all that remained.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(servile) submissive -- typically excessively so (so submissive or eager to serve and please that one seems to have no self-respect)
or:
relating to the work that requires obeying demeaning commands
or:
slave-like or relating to slaves