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SUBSERVIENTLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does subserviently mean?
• SUBSERVIENTLY (adverb)
The adverb SUBSERVIENTLY has 1 sense:
1. in an obsequious manner
Familiarity information: SUBSERVIENTLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an obsequious manner
Synonyms:
obsequiously; servilely; subserviently
Context example:
she acts obsequiously toward her boss
Pertainym:
subservient (abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant)
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