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subservient
adjective
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
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adjective
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
“slavish devotion to her job ruled her life”
adjective
serving or acting as a means or aid
“instrumental in solving the crime”
adjective
compliant and obedient to authority
“{'source': 'G. B. Shaw', 'text': 'editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones'}”
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slavish devotion to her job ruled her life
{'source': 'S.H.Adams', 'text': 'a slavish yes-man to the party bosses'}
she has become submissive and subservient
instrumental in solving the crime
{'source': 'G. B. Shaw', 'text': 'editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones'}
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