slavish
Origin of slavish
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subserviently, obediently, abjectly, dutifully, slavishly, sycophanticallyExamples from the Web for slavishly
Contemporary Examples of slavishly
He may want to emulate, sometimes almost slavishly, the late President François Mitterrand, his political godfather.
And for much of the early part of the 20th century, Americans were slavishly following French cooking.
The Alaskan continues her unmatched mastery of the press—getting them to slavishly follow her Tour to Nowhere.
Historical Examples of slavishly
Of course, I don't mean to say a player must slavishly do just as I tell him.
The Moving Picture Girls in War PlaysLaura Lee Hope
Phaedrus followed Aesop, but, as he affirms, not slavishly; i. prol.
The Student's Companion to Latin AuthorsGeorge Middleton
The Directors were too slavishly influenced by their emissaries, and each of them had his own plan.
TalleyrandJoseph McCabe
He did not care for the small number who slavishly adhered to his commands.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
This cannot be said of your intellectuals, who are so slavishly obedient to the commands of your rulers.
Above the BattleRomain Rolland