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Definition of "slavish" [slav•ish]

  • Of or characteristic of a slave or slavery; servile: Her slavish devotion to her job ruled her life. (adjective)
  • Showing no originality; blindly imitative: a slavish copy of the original. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "slavish" in a sentence
  • "You don't trouble about my being what you call slavish when it's you that profits by it!"
  • "This is what we call slavish devotion to The One. ..."
  • "What I AM saying is that it is foolish to maintain slavish adherence to “principle” if that adherence results in bad ends."