Servile vs Shameful - What's the difference?
servile | shameful | Related terms |
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 .
Servile is a related term of shameful.
As adjectives the difference between servile and shameful
is that servile is of or pertaining to a slave while shameful is causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful.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