In a groveling manner; with excessive submission or humiliation.
From groveling (present participle of grovel) plus the adverb suffix -ly, indicating the manner in which something is done.
Adding '-ingly' to 'groveling' creates a sophisticated word for something utterly undignified—it's like dressing up humiliation in formal wear, which is exactly what some people had to do in hierarchical societies.
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