slavish
adjective
of or befitting a slave.
slavishly
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a word derived from
slavish.
Example Sentences
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Should an AI agent behave like a slavishly loyal employee, or a conscientious employee?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
But while some commentators in Mexico seem to expect her to slavishly follow her popular predecessor’s lead, it does not necessarily follow that she will.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024
One slavishly devotes itself to meeting every hedonistic need of its human population.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 7, 2023
Millions of people slavishly collect points so they can later reap the rewards of “free” travel.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
It was a musical impulse that relied slavishly on hypnotic repetition and had an unbending loyalty to four steady beats, and it took the world by storm.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
