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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
slavish adjective 1. imitative, unimaginative, unoriginal, conventional, second-hand, uninspired a slavish follower of fashion imitative independent, original, imaginative, radical, creative, revolutionary, inventive 2. servile, cringing, abject, submissive, grovelling, mean, low, base, fawning, despicable, menial, sycophantic, obsequious slavish devotion servile assertive, rebellious, wilful, masterful, domineering, self-willed How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But when the war was over, he only allowed him chaff to eat and made him carry heavy loads of wood, subjecting him to much slavish drudgery and ill-treatment. She remembered the ball, remembered Vronsky and his face of slavish adoration, remembered all her conduct with him: there was nothing shameful. I had had brothers myself, and it was no revelation to me that little girls could be slavish idolaters of little boys. |
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