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We expect our waiters to give world-class service, but not to be so servile they sacrifice their human dignity.servile = excessively submissive
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The country has a servile press.
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She acknowledged her submission in a servile tone.†
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Near him stood another man who wore a second lieutenant's insignia, yet hovered about the lower-ranking corporal with eager servility. (source)servility = excessive submissiveness
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He's too casual, he's not servile enough. (source)servile = submissive
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Obligingly Gyuri stepped forward, opened it, set it down with a servile bow of his head, and stepped away for the old guy to look at it. (source)
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A servile constable brought them on a plastic tray... (source)servile = acting as a submissive servant
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...the house-elf's attitude of creeping servility looked convincing. (source)servility = excessive submissiveness and eagerness to serve
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Yes, but I had only the credit of servilely copying such sentences as I was ashamed to put my name to. (source)servilely = demeaningly obeying commands
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Tom's mother entered now, closing the door behind her, and approached her son with all the wheedling and supplication servilities that fear and interest can impart to the words and attitudes of the born slave.† (source)
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From his arms next issued the Kshatriya, or warriors; from his breast, the seat of life, came the Vaisya, or producers—shepherds, farmers, merchants; from his foot, in sign of degradation, sprang the Sudra, or serviles, doomed to menial duties for the other classes—serfs, domestics, laborers, artisans.† (source)
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A field of elephant grass weighted with wind, bowing under the stir of a helicopter's blades, the grass dark and servile, bending low, but then rising straight again when the chopper went away. (source)servile = submissive (as though bowing to the helicopter)
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He heard the fawning servility in his own voice but was unable to control it. (source)servility = excessive submissiveness (showing a lack self-respect)
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JOE—(taps Lewis on the shoulder—servilely apologetic) If you objects to my sittin' here, Captain, just tell me and I pulls my freight.† (source)servilely = submissively -- often in the manner of someone who is so submissive or eager to serve and please that they seem to lack self-respect
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His wife had adored him once on a time; she had bored him with a thousand servilities that had only estranged him the more.† (source)
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...the old soldier grew indignant with the servile excitement of the people and he realized that something had changed in the makeup of the men since the days when they would leave their wives and children and toss a shotgun on their shoulders to go off to war. (source)servile = submissive
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