slavish
adjective
of or befitting a slave.
slavishly
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a word derived from
slavish.
Example Sentences
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In an interview with MarketWatch, Feng explained that Graham Capital introduced a profit-taking and stop-loss concept into their decision-making process, rather than slavishly applying what the market suggested.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Politics is rarely pure, no successful leader has ever slavishly followed a predetermined path.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
One slavishly devotes itself to meeting every hedonistic need of its human population.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 7, 2023
And the thing I didn’t want to do was to slavishly repeat the Westwood ...
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
Mrs. Lapham was so slavishly eager to help him, he almost felt fond of her.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
