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Subservient vs Cringing - What's the difference?

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As an adjective subservient

is useful in an inferior capacity.

As a verb cringing is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun cringing is

act of one who cringes.

subservient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Useful in an inferior capacity.
  • Obsequiously submissive.

    • See also

    * obedient * subordinate ----

    cringing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Act of one who cringes.
    • the servile bowings and cringings of courtiers