(in a servile manner)
1servile — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. menial, beggarly, cringing; see humble 1 , 2 , obsequious . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [SUR vile] submissive or subservient, like a servant or slave. He smiled and nodded in the proper servile… …
2manner — n. 1) an arrogant, cavalier, imperious, overbearing; awkward; boorish; businesslike; casual, hit or miss, offhand, relaxed; charming; cloying; coarse, crude, rude, uncouth; courteous, polite; cursory; debonair; flippant; forthcoming; friendly;… …
3fawning — fawn·ing || fÉ”Ënɪŋ adj. bootlicking, flattering, acting in a servile manner in order to gain favor fÉ”Ën n. baby deer; soft light brown color v. lavish affection upon; flatter, act in a servile manner in order to gain favor adj. pale… …
4kowtow — n. act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one s forehead to the ground; servile act v. bow low, kneel and touch one s forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner …
5kowtowed — n. act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one s forehead to the ground; servile act v. bow low, kneel and touch one s forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner …
6kowtowing — n. act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one s forehead to the ground; servile act v. bow low, kneel and touch one s forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner …
7kowtows — n. act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one s forehead to the ground; servile act v. bow low, kneel and touch one s forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner …
8grovelingly — adv. in a servile manner, subserviently, in the manner of humbling oneself …
9deferentially — adverb 1. in a servile manner he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor • Syn: ↑submissively • Derived from adjective: ↑submissive (for: ↑submissively), ↑deferential …
10Apish — Ap ish, a. Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling. [1913 Webster] The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …
