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slavish

adjective as in having the qualities of a slave

adjective as in lacking originality

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Example Sentences

Their manifesto urged people to “hang up on the pollsters who are polluting our political environment by dominating media coverage, influencing election outcomes, and turning our political leaders into slavish poll followers.”

While I like the movies a lot, I don’t have a slavish devotion to them.

As everyone knows, Donald Trump admires Vladimir Putin, and so a large portion of the Republican Party admires Putin in an imitative and slavish manner.

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De Palma’s slavish emulation of Hitchcock runs through numerous films, and with notable specificity.

While I like the moves a lot, I don’t have a slavish devotion to them.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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