slavishness

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slav·ish (sl

sh)

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.

Translations

slavishness [ˈsleɪvɪʃnɪs] N → servilismo m

slavishness

n → sklavische Abhängigkeit; (= submissiveness) → Unterwürfigkeit f; the slavishness with which she imitated him → die sklavische Art, in der sie ihn nachahmte

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