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subservient
[ suhb-sur-vee-uhnt ]
adjective
- serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- excessively submissive; servile; obsequious:
subservient persons;
subservient conduct.
- useful in promoting a purpose or end.
subservient
/ əˈɜːɪəԳ /
adjective
- obsequious in behaviour or attitude
- serving as a means to an end
- a less common word for subordinate
Derived Forms
- ܲˈԳٱ, adverb
- ܲˈԳ, noun
Other Word 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of subservient1
Word History and Origins
Origin of subservient1
Example Sentences
"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.
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.
"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.
"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.
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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