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slavishly

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slav·ish  (slvsh)
adj.
1. Of or characteristic of a slave or slavery; servile: Her slavish devotion to her job ruled her life.
2. Showing no originality; blindly imitative: a slavish copy of the original.
slavish·ly adv.
slavish·ness n.
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Adv.1.slavishly - in a slavish manner; "his followers slavishly believed in his new diet"
Translations
slavishly [ˈsleɪvɪʃlɪ] ADV → servilmente
slavishly [ˈsleɪvɪʃli] adv [copy] → servilement
slavishly [ˈsleɪvɪʃlɪ] adv (see adj) → servilmente, pedissequamente
slavishly [ˈsleɪvɪʃlɪ] adv (see adj) → servilmente, pedissequamente


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or who, sitting calmly under his own vine, is to pass a judgment on the doings of a poor, hunted dog, slavishly afraid, slavishly rebellious, like John Nicholson on that particular Sunday?
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
It is a great pity that the ardent youth should not be permitted and even encouraged to say this to himself, instead of falling slavishly before a great author and accepting him at all points as infallible.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
This they will follow slavishly whether in hotels, on promenades, at meetings, or when on a journey.
The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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