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    slavish
    /ˈsleɪvɪʃ/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLAVISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Slavish means obeying completely and having no original thoughts or ideas. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slavishSlavish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Slavish means of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude, especially basely or abjectly servile. It can also mean copying obsequiously or without originality. See synonyms, examples, word history and more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slavishSlavish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who's slavish is either overly meek and obedient or copies someone else instead of thinking for themselves. If you write your story in the style of Ernest Hemingway, your English teacher may accuse you of slavish imitation.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLAVISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Slavish means obeying completely and having no original thoughts or ideas. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLAVISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    You use slavish to describe things that copy or imitate something exactly, without any attempt to be original.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › slavishSLAVISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection. being or resembling a slave; abjectly submissive: He was slavish in his obedience. Synonyms: sycophantic. Antonyms: independent. base; mean; ignoble: slavish fears. Antonyms: exalted. deliberately imitative; lacking originality: a slavish reproduction. slavish. / ˈsleɪvɪʃ / adjective.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › slavishSlavish - definition of slavish by The Free Dictionary

    Slavish means of or characteristic of a slave or slavery, or showing no originality or imitating others. Find out more about the word's usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.