slavish
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Slavish fealty to the original does not good karaoke make!
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2020
Slavish obedience is one route for an executor, defiance for the sake of literature another.
From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2018
Slavish devotion to source material and tossing curveballs for no reason both kill an adaptation – the whole process is a balancing act.
From The Guardian • Jan. 20, 2016
“Historically, we’ve had a very, very high rate of repayment and we fully expect to be repaid for virtually all the loans out there,” Slavish said.
From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2014
She remembered his “Good Perun” attempt at a greeting earlier when he had thought she was Slavish.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing slavish
The Merchant of Venice
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"Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Gregor the Overlander
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