slavish
adjective
of or befitting a slave.
slavishness
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a word derived from
slavish.
Example Sentences
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There’s an open bemoaning of our current vogue for leeching the fun out of an athletically driven child’s playtime, and systematizing the search for the next greats through overscheduling, roteness, and slavishness to statistics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2018
On balance, the essay is thoughtful and strange: after tackling the tough questions about love, identity, balance and subservience in male-female relationships, Sanders writes about "slavishness" and "pigness" that most couples wrestle with.
From US News ● May 28, 2015
Anaïs Nin gets a single reference, despite Seaver's slavishness toward awful old Henry Miller.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2012
Or maybe big brands are the victim of their own excess, their flamboyantly advertised labels signifying not a sense of style so much as a slavishness to trends.
From Time Magazine Archive
And this slavishness to the group normally extends into every game, every practice, social or otherwise.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
