servilely

Thân thiện

She servilely agrees with every suggestion her boss makes.

Definition

Adverb: - In a servile manner; with excessive willingness to serve or obey: Acting with an attitude of excessive submissiveness or fawning obedience, often to gain favor.

Usage

• Describes the manner of an action that shows an exaggerated lack of independence or self-respect, characterized by undue deference.
• Typically used to modify verbs that describe behavior, such as , , , or .

Examples

• The assistant servilely agreed with every opinion the CEO expressed, never offering her own thoughts.
• He servilely performed every menial task demanded of him, hoping for a promotion.
• Critics argued that the journalist servilely repeated the government's propaganda without question.

Advanced Usage

• "to servilely flatter": to praise someone in an excessively obedient and insincere way.
  • The courtiers would servilely flatter the king to maintain their positions.

Variants and Related Words

• Servile (adj): Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
  • His servile attitude made his colleagues uncomfortable.
• Servility (n): The quality of being servile; excessive willingness to serve or please.
  • Her promotion was seen as a reward for her servility.

Synonyms

• Obsequiously: In an obedient or attentive manner to an excessive or servile degree.
• Subserviently: In a manner showing a willingness to obey others unquestioningly.
• Fawningly: In a manner that displays exaggerated flattery or affection.

Antonyms

• Independently: In a manner free from outside control or influence.
• Assertively: In a confident and forceful manner.
• Defiantly: In a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in an obsequious manner
   • she acts obsequiously toward her boss

Từ đồng nghĩa

• obsequiously
• subserviently