Subservient
21subservient — sub•ser•vi•ent [[t]səbˈsɜr vi ənt[/t]] adj. 1) serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate 2) servile; excessively submissive; obsequious 3) useful in promoting a purpose or end • Etymology: 1625–35; < L subservient , s. of… …
22subservient — adj. 1 cringing; obsequious. 2 (usu. foll. by to) serving as a means; instrumental. 3 (usu. foll. by to) subordinate. Derivatives: subservience n. subserviency n. subserviently adv. Etymology: L subserviens subservient (as SUBSERVE) …
23subservient — adjective a) Useful in an inferior capacity. b) Obsequiously submissive …
24subservient — Synonyms and related words: abject, accepting, accessory, acquiescent, adjuvant, agential, agentival, agentive, agreeable, ancillary, appurtenant, assenting, assistant, assisting, auxiliary, base, client, collateral, common, complaisant,… …
25subservient — sub|ser|vi|ent [ səb sɜrviənt ] adjective 1. ) too willing to obey other people 2. ) FORMAL considered less important than something else ╾ sub|ser|vi|ence noun uncount …
26subservient — sub ser·vi·ent || sÉ™b sÉœrvɪənt / sÉœËv adj. subordinate, secondary; obsequious, extremely submissive; useful, instrumental …
27subservient — a. 1. Subordinate, inferior, subject. 2. Useful, helpful, serviceable, conducive, subsidiary, ancillary, instrumental …
28subservient — adj 1. subordinate, subaltern, junior, lower; secondary, auxiliary, accessory, ancillary, subsidiary; inferior, second class, less than, below, under; dependent, subject, under [s.o. s] thumb. 2. servile, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, submissive;… …
29subservient — sub·ser·vi·ent …
30subservient — UK [səbˈsɜː(r)vɪənt] / US [səbˈsɜrvɪənt] adjective 1) too willing to obey other people 2) formal considered less important than something else Derived word: subservience noun uncountable …