ser ‧ vile /ˈsɜːvaɪl $ ˈsɜːrv ə l, -vaɪl/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ servant , ↑ serve , ↑ server , ↑ service , ↑ disservice , the services, ↑ serving , ↑ servery , ↑ servicing , ↑ servility , ↑ servitude ; adjective : ↑ serviceable , ↑ servile , ↑ serving ; verb : ↑ serve , ↑ service ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: servilis , from servus ; ⇨ ↑ serve 1 ]
1 . very eager to obey someone because you want to please them – used to show disapproval:
a servile attitude
2 . relating to ↑ slave s or to being a slave
—servility /sɜːˈvɪləti, sɜːˈvɪlɪti $ sɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]