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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. adj. blindly imitative
  3. adj. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
  4. 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. -- Slav"ish*ly, adv. -- Slav"ish*ness, n.
  5. Of or pertaining to slaves; such as becomes or befits a slave;servile; excessively laborious; as, a slavish life; a slavishdependance on the great.-- Slav"ish*ly, adv.-- Slav"ish*ness, n.
  6. j:100 s. blindly imitative s. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant