Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a subservient manner; with subserviency.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a subservient manner.
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- adverb In a
subservient manner.
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- adverb in an obsequious manner
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Examples
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At least he doesn't subserviently bow to foreign leaders and get bullied around by countries like Iran.
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Nibrass A'shabab, a collective blogging website aimed at young Moroccan writers, published this [Ar] cartoon by Saad Jalal [Ar] representing the Moroccan premier subserviently congratulating the Libyan leader saying:
Global Voices in English » Morocco: A Decade with Mohammed VI 2009
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And in a hilarious moment of unintended levity, Grant also quotes Lavandeira as saying, “In my own way, subserviently, I am trying to make the world a better place.”
LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010
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And in a hilarious moment of unintended levity, Grant also quotes Lavandeira as saying, “In my own way, subserviently, I am trying to make the world a better place.”
LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010
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I dreamt I taught an alien to treat me as an equal, and not act subserviently.
My May 2010 Dream Tweets scottedelman 2010
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At any rate, the big takeaway here is that as long as you are able to frame immorality as an interesting point of view in a political dispute, the New York Times is ready to suspend decades of crystal-clear judgment, subserviently.
NYT: We Stopped Calling Waterboarding 'Torture' Because The Bush Administration Didn't Approve The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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At any rate, the big takeaway here is that as long as you are able to frame immorality as an interesting point of view in a political dispute, the New York Times is ready to suspend decades of crystal-clear judgment, subserviently.
NYT: We Stopped Calling Waterboarding 'Torture' Because The Bush Administration Didn't Approve 2010
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I nod subserviently and reach for the mop and bucket.
Boot Camp Todd Strasser 2010
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At any rate, the big takeaway here is that as long as you are able to frame immorality as an interesting point of view in a political dispute, the New York Times is ready to suspend decades of crystal-clear judgment, subserviently.
NYT: We Stopped Calling Waterboarding 'Torture' Because The Bush Administration Didn't Approve 2010
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I nod subserviently and reach for the mop and bucket.
Boot Camp Todd Strasser 2010
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