Dictionary Check: subservient
"subservient" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
20
points
Definition
adjective
compliant and obedient to authority
Example:
"editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"
adjective
serving or acting as a means or aid
Example:
"instrumental in solving the crime"
adjective
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
Example:
"slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"
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