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Vile vs Servile - What's the difference?

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Vile is a related term of servile.


As adjectives the difference between vile and servile

is that vile is morally low; base; despicable while servile is of or pertaining to a slave.

As a noun servile is

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

vile

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • morally low; base; despicable

    • Synonyms

    * base * despicable * mean * ignoble

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    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

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