Examples of 'servile' in a sentence
Meaning of "servile"
Servile (adjective): Servile describes behavior that is excessively submissive, obedient, or willing to serve others; characteristic of a servant or slave
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- Of or pertaining to a slave.
- Slavish or submissive.
- Not belonging to the original root.
- Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune.
How to use "servile" in a sentence
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Half an hour of servile nattering is sheer insanity.
His respect for others is never servile.
I have been servile to you for long enough.
They were deliberately erasing their servile past.
And servile androids meant to benefit humankind.
He kept our people servile and weak.
Most servile of manners as they passed him.
You sometimes reveal a revoltingly servile streak.
Servile marriage affects both adults and children.
The vilest and the most servile.
Forced and servile marriage of girls.
Very encouraged about serving without being servile.
They are servile and meticulous too.
In one of these you find a lone servile.
But he was no servile agent of the crown.
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Servile fear must quickly become filial fear.
Everyone obedient and servile like a spineless crowd.
But servile fear is distinct from filial fear.
But this is not servile obedience.
Servile fear causes us to close in on ourselves.
But remember that servile fear is also to be shunned.
I have always wondered how you were so expertly servile.
Therefore servile fear is not good.
Away with slavish weeds and servile thoughts.
Neighbours and of servile dependency upon their superiors.
I felt that it reinforced a servile bias.
Everything is servile to the visual appearance.
Your forefathers for generations were servile to the king.
The servile has its source.
I will not tolerate that servile prig spying on me.
Then turned into a dot that was not servile.
You guys can be servile losers.
Servile work is in their nature.
In a humble way but not servile.
All servile droids are being questioned.
Because you cling to the primary servile directive.
You prefer servile priests intent only on replacing you.
The towns were not always servile.
Their role is far from being a servile or subservient one however.
His abrupt manner segued to servile.
You may think it servile but it allows me to be my own woman.
It is a solemn assembly and you shall do no servile work on it.
I do not like the servile people that kiss ass.
He attempted to make his tone servile.
So tame and servile in mine.
A servile and unjust monopoly.
I decided to serve but not be servile to political masters.
Therefore servile and filial fear are substantially the same.
It is only good for servile tasks.
Women were servile to their husbands.
