Meaning & use
Slavishly
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In a manner that shows excessive submission or unoriginal imitation, without independent thought.
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He slavishly followed every instruction in the manual, never questioning its logic.
The young painter slavishly copied the master's style instead of developing her own.
A note on using this word
Almost always used critically, implying a lack of independent judgment rather than simple obedience.
Words with a similar meaning
obedientlyservilelyunquestioningly
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Words with an opposite meaning
independentlycreatively
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