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slavish [ˈsleɪvɪʃ] ADJ

1. slavish (unoriginal):

slavish

2. slavish (servile):

slavish

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In attacks on him with comedy he is represented as being of slavish and foreign background, both of which are improbable. en.wikipedia.org

He did not want to promote a system of slavish adherence to a deontology. blogs.crikey.com.au

Other lyrical themes included unemployment, inner-city violence, war, and slavish followers of fashion. en.wikipedia.org

This is not a slavish imitation. en.wikipedia.org

Its course has been dotted with both violent opposition and with slavish, unquestioning acceptance. en.wikipedia.org

Innovation and incentives have been found to achieve overall public policy objectives more effectively than slavish dedication to outdated rules, backed up by inadequate enforcement. www.theglobeandmail.com

There has been a heavy, almost slavish reliance on player statistics in order to determine which players are most undervalued by "experts" in the game. www.punditarena.com

But he ruled that the plaintiff, by its own admission, had performed slavish copying, which did not qualify for copyright protection. en.wikipedia.org

By the time it was released, a near hysterical buzz on the internet had created slavish anticipation for the album. en.wikipedia.org

Outside of fashion, the song's title has remained a metaphor for slavish conformity, but in a more positive sense as an analogy for the growth of online social networks. en.wikipedia.org

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