Synonyms:
slavish, subservient, submissive
Meaning: abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"
Synonyms:
slavish
Meaning: blindly imitative; "a slavish copy of the original"
Usage examples
But there are certain bounds, beyond which the most slavish submission cannot be extended.
Before a man can achieve anything, even in worldly things, he must lift his thoughts above slavish animal indulgence.
I'll break both your legs for you.' So I told him those secret signals that he might see my slavish devotion, and might be satisfied that I was not deceiving him, but was telling him all I could."
Some accused him of recommending slavish doctrines, of promoting persecution, and of encouraging superstition; while others thought that his conduct in these three particulars would admit of apology and extenuation.
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