Definition of Slavish
Slavish
Slav·ish


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Excessively submissive or obedient.

e.g. The employee's slavish devotion to the boss was unhealthy.

(adjective)
unoriginal or imitative due to being the product of a strong desire to copy something exactly as a form of flattery;

e.g. Their work shows a slavish regard for the established rules, which makes it somewhat unimaginative.



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