Servile vs Serfish - What's the difference?
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of or pertaining to a slave
* Alexander Pope
submissive or slavish
(grammar) Not belonging to the original root.
(grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e'' in ''tune .
(literally) of a serf, relating to serfdom
(figuratively) like a serf, slavish
Servile is a related term of serfish.
As adjectives the difference between servile and serfish
is that servile is of or pertaining to a slave while serfish is (literally) of a serf, relating to serfdom.As a noun servile
is (grammar) an element which forms no part of the original root.servile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Even fortune rules no more, O servile land!
- servile''' flattery; '''servile obedience
- a servile letter