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subservient |
Grep of noun subservient subservientness Overview of adj subservient The adj subservient has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) subservient -- (compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw) 2. slavish, subservient, submissive -- (abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient") Antonyms of adj subservient 2 senses of subservient Sense 1 subservient INDIRECT (VIA subordinate) -> insubordinate Sense 2 slavish, subservient, submissive INDIRECT (VIA servile) -> unservile, unsubmissive Similarity of adj subservient 2 senses of subservient Sense 1 subservient => subordinate (vs. insubordinate) Sense 2 slavish, subservient, submissive => servile (vs. unservile) Attributes of adj subservient Familiarity of adj subservient subservient used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj subservient subservient Overview of adj subservient The adj subservient has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) subservient -- (compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw) 2. slavish, subservient, submissive -- (abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient")
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