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slavishly

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slav·ish

   [sley-vish]
adjective
1.
of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection.
2.
being or resembling a slave; abjectly submissive: He was slavish in his obedience.
3.
base; mean; ignoble: slavish fears.
4.
deliberately imitative; lacking originality: a slavish reproduction.
Origin:
1555–65; slave + -ish1

Related forms
slav·ish·ly, adverb
slav·ish·ness, noun
o·ver·slav·ish, adjective
o·ver·slav·ish·ly, adverb
o·ver·slav·ish·ness, noun

Synonyms
2. groveling, sycophantic, fawning, cringing. See servile.

Antonyms
2. independent. 3. exalted.

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slavish (ˈsleɪvɪʃ)
 
—adj
1.  of or befitting a slave
2.  being or resembling a slave; servile
3.  unoriginal; imitative
4.  archaic ignoble
 
'slavishly
 
—adv
 
'slavishness
 
—n

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