He has attempted no slavishly literal reproduction.
Source: tatoeba (10649768)
Slavishly
//ˈsleɪvɪʃli//
Synonyms for "slavishly"
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
5 translations across 3 languages.
Czech
1 entries- otrocky adv (in a slavish manner)
Latin
2 entries- servile adv (in a slavish manner)
- vernīliter adv (in a slavish manner)
Russian
2 entries- поко́рно adv (in a slavish manner)
- раболепно adv (in a slavish manner)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
I'm not obligated to slavishly submit to my desires.
Source: tatoeba (12561240)
Although the words were not slavishly borrowed, the expressions partook of the simple dignity of the liturgy to which she had been accustomed, and was probably as worthy of the Being to whom they were addressed as they could well be made by human powers.
Source: wiktionary
"Railways seldom slavishly followed styles to be seen in the mainstream of contemporary architecture," HE [Historic England] explains.
Source: wiktionary
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.