Servilely
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɜː.vaɪl.li/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Servilely is an adverb meaning In a servile way; fawningly.
Meaning
In a servile way; fawningly.
Example Sentences
She looks at Mother out of appealing eyes. Docile. Ready to please. So in need. Servilely murmuring: ‘Yes, jee, I will do everything … Anything you want.’
As a-curse is not found before the 12th c., the prefix does not here represent an older ar- or an-, but is imitated from the a- into which both of these had then sunk, and was apparently intensive, as in wake, a-wake, rise, a-rise. In 5, when the scribes latinized the Fr[ench] prefix a- before c to ac-, they servilely did the same with a-curse, whence the false spelling ac-curse.
Synonyms for servilely
Depending on context, synonyms include obsequiously, subserviently.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obsequiously, subserviently, fawningly, slavishly, docilely, obediently.
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