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servilest

servilest is the superlative form of servile.

Meaning of servile

Adjective

servile (comparative more servile, superlative most servile)

  1. Excessively eager to please; obsequious.
    • British “subjects” (not citizens, note) are just that: gleefully servile to the monarchy’s institutionalised inequality...2021, Ed Vulliamy, The Guardian
  2. Slavish or submissive.
    • servile flattery servile obedience
    Synonyms:
    abject
    1. Of or pertaining to slaves or slavery.
  3. Not belonging to the original root.
    • a servile letter
  4. Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune.

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Questions about servilest

What is servilest the superlative form of?
Servilest is the superlative form of servile.

Words near servilest in the dictionary

  1. servile
  2. servile arts
  3. servilely
  4. servileness
  5. serviles
  6. servilest
  7. servilism
  8. servilisms
  9. servilities
  10. servility
  11. servilize

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