1. showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others; submissive in a degrading way
2. of or relating to slaves or slavery
Usage: historical

Examples

• His servile behavior toward his boss made his colleagues uncomfortable.
• She refused to adopt a servile attitude despite the pressure.
• The servile waiter agreed to every unreasonable demand.
• Historical records describe the servile conditions of plantation workers.
• His servile flattery was transparent and annoying.
• The dictator expected servile obedience from all citizens.