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servile

/ˈsɜːvaɪl/adjective

उच्चारण सर्वाइल

दासवत्, चापलूस, अति विनम्र

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SSC CGL Pre 2025SSC CGL Pre 2023SSC CHSL Pre 2020SSC Exams before 2018
adjective
  1. 1

    disapproving

    wanting too much to please somebody and obey them

    दासवत्, चापलूस, अति विनम्र

    • He was servile to the officers and rude to the peons.
    • a servile manner
    • The servile assistant agreed with everything his boss said.
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    • Her servile smile did not fool anyone.
    • A good leader does not want servile followers.

    Synonyms obsequious sycophantic fawning subservient slavish

    Opposite assertive independent domineering proud

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ser·vile

With -vile pronounced /vaɪl/ (not 'servil' or 'serval'); the noun servility.

अंत में -vile, ध्वनि /vaɪl/ ('servil' या 'serval' गलत है); noun servility।

?Which word?

Keep the flattering words together: servile, obsequious, sycophantic, fawning, subservient (too willing to obey).

चापलूसी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: servile, obsequious, sycophantic, fawning, subservient (आज्ञा मानने को अत्यधिक तत्पर)।

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One-word substitution

A servile flatterer is a sycophant or toady.

दासवत् चापलूस sycophant या toady।