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slavishly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsleɪvɪʃli/
  • CMU ARPABET: S L AE1 V IH0 SH L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a slavish manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a slavish manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his followers slavishly believed in his new diet

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English slavish Middle English -ly English -ly English slavishly From slavish + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: otrocky — in a slavish manner
  • Latin: vernīliter — in a slavish manner
  • Latin: servile — in a slavish manner
  • Russian: раболепно (rabolepno) — in a slavish manner
  • Russian: поко́рно (pokórno) — in a slavish manner