Meaning & use
Subserviently
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In a manner that is excessively obedient or submissive to another's wishes.
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The clerk bowed subserviently every time the manager walked past.
He answered his boss's questions subserviently, afraid to disagree.
A note on using this word
Subserviently carries a negative connotation, suggesting excessive or cringing submission rather than simple politeness or helpfulness.
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