servile UK /ˈsɜː(ɹ)ˌvaɪl/US /ˈsəɹ.vəl/adjective 5noun 2forms 4 adjective5 •Excessively eager to please; obsequious.British “subjects” (not citizens, note) are just that: gleefully servile to the monarchy’s institutionalised inequality... — 2021 •(disapproving) Slavish or submissive.Even fortune rules no more, O servile land! — 1699 •Of or pertaining to slaves or slavery. •Not belonging to the original root. •Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune. noun2 •A slave; a menial. •An element which forms no part of the original root. formsserviles · more servile · most servile · servilest