TermGallery
Inglés
Inglés
Español
Catalán
Portugués
Ruso
Look up alternatives for...
ES
Interface language
English
Español
Català
Português
Русский
Meanings
Examples
We are using cookies
This website uses cookies in order to offer you the most relevant information. By browsing this website, you accept these cookies.
Accept and close
More about cookies
Did you know?
You can double click on a word to look it up on TermGallery.
Meanings of
slavish
in inglés
Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant.
submissive
vassal
subservient
Related terms
servile
Slavish.
Related terms
unoriginal
Usage of
slavish
in inglés
1
The fear surely is not that of shivering dread or
slavish
terror.
2
Yet in such loyalty there was no trace of a
slavish
spirit.
3
Our wisdom is
slavish
prejudice, our customs consist in control, constraint, compulsion.
4
Mother imagines that I am the
slavish
echo of my brother Victor.
5
She has dared to impose
slavish
tasks upon thee, born in freedom.
6
O how I hate it, this service, and the whole
slavish
life.
7
Despite all its
slavish
superstition, the Saxon Church was obnoxious to Rome.
8
They were taking too
slavish
an attitude toward Goniface and his judgments.
9
They seem to think there is no course open but
slavish
submission.
10
And let no man fancy that such submission shows a
slavish
spirit.
11
An' I reckon ye've done sought right
slavish
ter make amends ternight.
12
There is no art in the
slavish
copying of persons in real life.
13
But, in general, Collins is much less
slavish
than Warton in his imitation.
14
In the latter case, religion will be
slavish
and submission sullen.
15
Popova fawned upon the Governor-General, and seemed
slavish
in his devotion.
16
Treason and cowardice alone stir up The sullen currents of their
slavish
souls.
Other examples for "slavish"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
slavish
Adjective
Frequent collocations
slavish devotion
slavish submission
slavish fear
slavish spirit
slavish adherence
More collocations
Slavish
through the time
Slavish
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common