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Servility

/səˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/ · noun

Meaning

The condition of being servile..

Example Sentences

Yossarian went along in Milo Minderbinder's speeding M & M staff car to police headquarters to meet a swarthy, untidy police commissioner with a narrow black mustache and unbuttoned tunic who was fiddling with a stout woman with warts and two chins when they entered his office and who greeted Milo with warm surprise and bowed and scraped in obscene servility as though Milo were some elegant marquis.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does servility mean?

Servility means The condition of being servile..

What is a synonym for servility?

Common synonyms include subservience, obsequiousness.

What is the opposite of servility?

Possible antonyms include arrogance, autonomy.

How do you use servility in a sentence?

Yossarian went along in Milo Minderbinder's speeding M & M staff car to police headquarters to meet a swarthy, untidy police commissioner with a narrow black mustache and unbuttoned tunic who was fiddling with a stout woman with warts and two chins when they entered his office and who greeted Milo with warm surprise and bowed and scraped in obscene servility as though Milo were some elegant marquis.

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