Slavish
1Slavish — Slav ish, a. Of or pertaining to slaves; such as becomes or befits a slave; servile; excessively laborious; as, a slavish life; a slavish dependance on the great. {Slav ish*ly}, adv. {Slav ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
2slavish — [slā′vish] adj. 1. of or characteristic of a slave or slaves; specif., a) hopelessly submissive; servile b) Now Rare involving drudgery; laborious 2. blindly dependent or imitative [slavish adherence to a model] slavishly adv. slavishness n …
3slavish — index loyal, obsequious, pliable, pliant, sequacious, servile, subservient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
4slavish — 1560s, from SLAVE (Cf. slave) + ISH (Cf. ish). Sense of servilely imitative is from 1753. Related: Slavishly; slavishness …
5slavish — servile, menial, *subservient, obsequious Analogous words: *mean, abject, ignoble, sordid: *tame, subdued, submissive: *miserable, wretched …
6slavish — is spelt without an e …
7slavish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing no attempt at originality. 2) servile or submissive. DERIVATIVES slavishly adverb …
8slavish — slavishly, adv. slavishness, n. /slay vish/, adj. 1. of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection. 2. being or resembling a slave; abjectly submissive: He was slavish in his obedience. 3. base; mean; ignoble: slavish fears. 4. deliberately… …
9slavish — [[t]sle͟ɪvɪʃ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) You use slavish to describe things that copy or imitate something exactly, without any attempt to be original. She herself insists she is no slavish follower of fashion. Derived words: slavishly ADV… …
10slavish — slav•ish [[t]ˈsleɪ vɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection[/ex] 2) being or resembling a slave; abjectly submissive 3) deliberately imitative: a slavish reproduction[/ex] 4) base; mean; ignoble: slavish fears[/ex] • Etymology …
