Both Uses of
servile
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 13 chapter version
- "Ave a box, my lord?' he said, when he saw me, and he took off his hat with an act of gorgeous servility.†
Chpt 3
- It was like a placid mask of servility.
Chpt 8 *servility = an attitude of someone who is so excessively submissive that they seem to lack self-respect
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