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Servile vs Despicable - What's the difference?

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Servile is a related term of despicable.


As adjectives the difference between servile and despicable

is that servile is of or pertaining to a slave while despicable is fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless.

As a noun servile

is (grammar) an element which forms no part of the original root.

servile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to a slave
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Even fortune rules no more, O servile land!
  • submissive or slavish
    • servile''' flattery; '''servile obedience
  • (grammar) Not belonging to the original root.
    • a servile letter
  • (grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e'' in ''tune .

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.

    • Antonyms

    * radical

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    despicable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * mean * vile

    Antonyms

    * honorable

    References

    English words suffixed with -able