(a) n. something that creeps along the ground; (frequently derogatory) a creeping, cringing person; (also) a small person or thing; (b) adj.…

Belonging to or characteristic of thraldom; slave-like, slavish, servile. Obsolete.

Of a person, an action, a situation, etc.: of low repute; despicable, wretched; self-abasing, servile, obsequious. In later use also as an…

Courteous, subservient. Obsolete. rare.

Obedient, compliant. Cf. serviceable, adj. 1a(a).

Subordinate, subservient. Obsolete. rare.

Frequently depreciative. (Now the usual sense.) Of a person: given to or characterized by such behaviour; that behaves like a slave; lacking…

Subdued as by taming; submissive; meek; poor-spirited, pusillanimous; servile.

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of, a slave; befitting a slave; servile, abject.

Submissive, humble, lowly; also in bad sense, Abject, base.

Of a person, action, attribute, etc.: characterized by or displaying submission; yielding to power or authority; humble, obedient.

That cringes; obsequious, servile; cowardly; abject.

Showing servile deference, cringing, flattering.

Crouching in, cringing, fawning.

attributive or as adj. Having the status or character of a vassal; subject, subordinate; †servile. Chiefly figurative.

That scrapes, in various senses of the verb scrape, v.

Unduly or servilely compliant; overly submissive; manifesting or characterized by servility; fawning, sycophantic. Also obsequious-looking.

Passing into adj. in the sense ‘meanly submissive, cringing, fawning’, etc.

Compliant, obsequious. Obsolete.

Extremely prostrate; grovelling.

Chiefly depreciative. Compliant or accommodating from selfish or ulterior motives; artfully or servilely complaisant or obsequious. Of a person.

Servile, slavish.

Cringing. Obsolete.

figurative. Grovelling; earthy; crooked, tortuous.

Apt or inclined to comply; disposed to agree and act in accord; compliant. ? Obsolete.

attributive and in other combinations, as thrall-folk, thrall-man, thrall-woman, thrall-work; thrall-like adj.

Showing respect or deference, deferential; servile, obsequious. Also: bending in homage, bowing.

Serving, servile.

That truckles; †that is subordinate or inferior (obsolete); meanly submissive, servile.

Cringing; servile. rare.

Bowing the neck, cringing.

Of a person, action, etc.: characterized by or displaying an attitude of slavish submission; servile, obsequious.

Characteristic or reminiscent of a footman.

That sidles or is characterized by sidling; (esp. in early use) obsequious or slyly coaxing in manner.

Addicted to mean, worm-like behaviour.

Characteristic of or resembling a toady; meanly servile.

That crawls (literal and figurative); see the verb.

That flatters excessively or insincerely.