What does slavish mean?
Definitions for slavish
ˈsleɪ vɪʃslav·ish
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Princeton's WordNet
slavishadjective
blindly imitative
"a slavish copy of the original"
slavish, subservient, submissiveadjective
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"
Wiktionary
slavishadjective
in the manner of a slave; abject
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Slavishadjective
Servile; mean; base; dependant.
Etymology: from slave.
A thing
More slavish did I ne’er, than answering
A slave without a knock. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.You have among you many a purchas’d slave,
Which, like your asses, and your dogs and mules,
You use in abject and in slavish part,
Because you bought them. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.I believe
That he, the supreme God, t’ whom all things ill
Are but as slavish officers of vengeance,
Would send a glist’ring guardian, if need were,
To keep my life and honour unassail’d. John Milton.Those are the labour’d births of slavish brains;
Not the effect of poetry, but pains. John Denham.Slavish bards our mutual loves rehearse
In lying strains and ignominious verse. Matthew Prior.
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slavish
Slavish generally refers to someone or something that imitates, follows, or obeys others without question or critical consideration. It often implies excessive obedience, submissiveness, or a strong inclination to conform to the will, demands, or rules of others, akin to the behavior expected from a slave. Slavish can also describe an exact or methodical imitation or copying, particularly when originality, creativity, or personal input is not encouraged or allowed.
Webster Dictionary
Slavishadjective
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
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SLAVISH
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Slavish is ranked #132206 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Slavish surname appeared 128 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Slavish.
96.8% or 124 total occurrences were White.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slavish in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slavish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of slavish in a Sentence
I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
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