slavish
21slavish — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having the qualities of a slave] Syn. servile, cringing, fawning; see docile , obsequious . 2. [Lacking originality] Syn. uninspired, faithful, imitative; see dull 4 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. servile, submissive …
22slavish — slav·ish || sleɪvɪʃ adj. of or pertaining to a slave; slave like, servile, subservient; base; imitative, lacking originality …
23slavish — adjective 1》 showing no attempt at originality. 2》 servile or submissive. Derivatives slavishly adverb slavishness noun …
24slavish — a. 1. Servile, low, mean, base, cringing, obsequious, fawning, supple, grovelling, sycophantic, abject, sneaking, beggarly, base minded, low minded. 2. Drudging, laborious, menial, servile …
25slavish — adj 1. servile, subservient, subject, menial, enslaved, in bonds or bondage, in harness; submissive, docile, subdued, restrained, resigned, compliant, deferential, tractable, mealy mouthed, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, Obs., Rare. vernile; abject …
26slavish — slav·ish …
27slavish — 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 …
28slavish imitation — imitation that is too similar to the original …
29arduous backbreaking back-breaking grueling gruelling hard heavy laborious labourious punishing slavish strenuous toilsome — effortful effortful adj. 1. requiring great physical effort. Opposite of {effortless}. [Narrower terms: {arduous, backbreaking, back breaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome};… …
30Slavishly — Slavish Slav ish, a. Of or pertaining to slaves; such as becomes or befits a slave; servile; excessively laborious; as, a slavish life; a slavish dependance on the great. {Slav ish*ly}, adv. {Slav ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …