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adjective
- 1. servile or submissive: "he noted the slavish, feudal respect they had for her" Similar Opposite
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1. a. : of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude. especially : basely or abjectly servile. b. archaic : despicable, low. I have done with slavish fear of disaster. Charlotte Brontë. … in a sense it is infinitely reasonable ….
SLAVISH definition: 1. obeying completely and having no original thoughts or ideas: 2. obeying completely and having…. Learn more.
SLAVISH meaning: 1. obeying completely and having no original thoughts or ideas: 2. obeying completely and having…. Learn more.
Slavish definition: of or befitting a slave. See examples of SLAVISH used in a sentence.
Definition of slavish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
You use slavish to describe things that copy or imitate something exactly, without any attempt to be original. [ disapproval ] She herself insists she is no slavish follower of fashion.
adj. 1. of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection. 2. being or resembling a slave; abjectly submissive. 3. deliberately imitative: a slavish reproduction. 4. base; mean; ignoble: slavish fears. [1555–65] slav′ish•ly, adv. slav′ish•ness, n. syn: See servile.
slavish meaning, definition, what is slavish: obeying, supporting, or copying someone ...: Learn more.
Mar 9, 2024 · slavish ( comparative more slavish, superlative most slavish) in the manner of a slave; abject. utterly faithful; totally lacking originality, creativity, or reflection. a slavish reproduction. slavish observation of rules.
