snishodljiv

1. (toward superiors) obsequious; servile; fawning
   Uvek je snishodljiv prema šefu, a grub prema kolegama. — He's always obsequious toward the boss but rude to his colleagues.
   Govorio je snishodljivim tonom, kao da moli za uslugu. — He spoke in a servile tone, as if begging for a favour.
2. formal (toward inferiors) indulgent; lenient; condescending
   Profesor je bio snishodljiv prema studentima koji kasne. — The professor was lenient with students who came late.

In everyday speech the word usually means 'servile, obsequious' (toward superiors); this meaning is also recorded in the modern Rečnik Matice srpske, so in this use it is a false friend of Russian «снисходительный».