"slavish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsleɪvɪʃ/ Forms: more slavish [comparative], most slavish [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪʃ Etymology: From slave + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slave|ish}} slave + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} slavish (comparative more slavish, superlative most slavish)
  1. in the manner of a slave; abject Translations (in the manner of a slave): δούλιος (doúlios) (Ancient Greek), робски (robski) (Bulgarian), otrocký (Czech), slaafs (Dutch), sklaveca (Esperanto), orjamainen (Finnish), orjallinen (Finnish), sklavisch (German), moghach (Irish), servīlis (Latin), niewolniczy (Polish), servil (Portuguese), ра́бский (rábskij) (Russian), покорный (pokornyj) (Russian), slavisk (Swedish), trälaktig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-slavish-en-adj-~gsLnqJb Disambiguation of 'in the manner of a slave': 100 0
  2. utterly faithful; totally lacking originality, creativity, or reflection Categories (topical): Slavery
    Sense id: en-slavish-en-adj-yPKE8ZIz Disambiguation of Slavery: 29 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: slavishly
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          "text": "“You have freed them from higher restraint, Halbert,” answered the Abbot, “and therein taught them to rebel against your own.” / “Fear not that, Edward,” exclaimed Halbert, who never gave his brother his monastic name of Ambrosius; “none obey the command of real duty so well as those who are free from the observance of slavish bondage.”",
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        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
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        },
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsleɪvɪʃ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪvɪʃ"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "robski",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "робски"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "otrocký"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "slaafs"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "sklaveca"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "orjamainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "orjallinen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "sklavisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "doúlios",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "δούλιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "moghach"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "servīlis"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "niewolniczy"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "servil"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rábskij",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "ра́бский"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokornyj",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "покорный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "slavisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in the manner of a slave",
      "word": "trälaktig"
    }
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  "word": "slavish"
}

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