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Subservient vs Kowtowing - What's the difference?

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Subservient is a related term of kowtowing.


As an adjective subservient

is useful in an inferior capacity.

As a verb kowtowing is

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As a noun kowtowing is

the act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.

subservient

English

Adjective

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

    • See also

    * obedient * subordinate ----

    kowtowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.
  • * 1910 , Robert Ames Bennet, The Shogun's Daughter
    • Yoritomo met their smiles and kowtowings and noisy insuckings of breath with an austere dignity that I took pains to imitate.