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Definition of slavish adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slavish

adjective
 
/ˈsleɪvɪʃ/
 
/ˈsleɪvɪʃ/
(disapproving)
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  1. following or copying somebody/something exactly without having any original thought at all
    • a slavish adherence to the rules
    • slavish obedience
    • a slavish imitation of Hitchcock’s films
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySlavish is used with these nouns:
    • adherence
    • devotion
    • imitation
    See full entry
See slavish in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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