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Slavish Definition & Meaning

slavish
adjective
  1. blindly imitative; "a slavish copy of the original"
  2. 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"

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What does slavish mean?
blindly imitative; "a slavish copy of the original" 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"
What part of speech is slavish?
Slavish is an adjective.
How many definitions does slavish have?
Slavish has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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