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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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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈԳٱ, adverb
  • ܲˈԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ···Գ [s, uh, b-, sur, -vee-, uh, ns], ܲ···· [s, uh, b-, sur, -vee-, uh, n-see], noun
  • ܲ···Գ· adverb
  • ܲ·ܲ···Գ adjective
  • un·ܲ···Գ· adverb
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yvlog 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of subservient1

C17: from Latin ܲŧԲ complying with, from ܲī to subserve
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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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"This technology is utterly meaningless without the artist at the centre of it; the technology needs to ultimately be subservient to the artist," says Mr Talukdar.

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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," Marks said in a resignation letter obtained by media outlets.

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The secondary goal of the Trump-McGregor tryst was to undermine the government of a small nation that is almost entirely dependent on U.S. trade, and is clearly considered insufficiently subservient and overly woke.

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All of them, he thinks, lack the rhythms of the game because, as with a pitch clock, they are “ultimately subservient to the demands of Hollywood narratives.”

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