Definition of slavish Slavish

/slejˈvɪʃ/ - [sleyvish] - slav•ish

We found 8 definitions of slavish from 5 different sources.

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What does slavish mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

slavish, slavisher, slavishest

slavish - abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"
  subservient, submissive
  servile submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"
slavish - blindly imitative; "a slavish copy of the original"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • slavish (Adjective)
    In the manner of a slave; abject.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • slavish (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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • slavish
    Resembling a vassal.
  • slavish
    Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant.
  • slavish
    Blindly imitative.

Part of speech

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  • slavish, adjective.

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