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subservient

[suhb-sur-vee-uhnt]

adjective

  1. serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.

  2. excessively submissive; servile; obsequious.

    subservient persons;

    subservient conduct.

  3. useful in promoting a purpose or end.



subservient

/ əˈɜːɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. obsequious in behaviour or attitude

  2. serving as a means to an end

  3. a less common word for subordinate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • subservience noun
  • subserviency noun
  • subserviently adverb
  • unsubservient adjective
  • unsubserviently adverb
  • ܲˈԳٱ adverb
  • ܲˈԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subservient1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin subservient- (stem of ܲŧԲ, present participle of ܲī “to serve as a subordinate”; subserve ), equivalent to sub- prefix meaning “under, below, beneath, etc.” + servi-, stem of ī “to serve” + -ent noun and adjective suffix; sub-, serve, -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subservient1

C17: from Latin ܲŧԲ complying with, from ܲī to subserve
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Chief among them was Delilah Johnson, the subservient Black maid portrayed by Beavers in the 1934 film “Imitation of Life.”

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“However, it has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

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"But he certainly does not want to come across as subservient."

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"We have a very subservient U.S. Congress, led by Republicans that, quite frankly, are not exercising their authority as a coequal branch of government in holding this White House accountable," Veasey said.

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It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.

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