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Slavish
slavish
You use slavish to describe things that copy or imitate something exactly, without any attempt to be original. She herself insists she is no slavish follower of fashion. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval • slavishly Most have slavishly copied the design of IBM’s big mainframe machines... ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj
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adjective Date: 1565 1. a. of or characteristic of a slave; especially basely or abjectly servile b. archaic despicable, low 2. archaic oppressive, tyrannical 3. copying obsequiously or without originality ; imitative Synonyms: see subservient • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 of, like, or as of slaves. 2 showing no attempt at originality or development. 3 abject, servile, base. Derivatives slavishly adv. slavishness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. раболепный, рабски покорный a slavish yes-man —- угодливый подхалим 2. подражательный, несамостоятельный slavish imitation —- рабское подражание slavish translation —- буквальный перевод ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj slavish imitation/devotion etc behaviour or actions that show that you cannot make your own decisions about what you should do (a slavish devotion to duty) - slavishly adv - slavishness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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