D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Slavish

/slāv'-ĭsh/ · Slav·ish · IPA /ˈsleɪvɪʃ/
01 a. Of or pertaining to slaves; such as becomes or befits a slave; servile; excessively laborious; as, a slavish life; a slavish dependance on …
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to slaves; such as becomes or befits a slave; servile; excessively laborious; as, a slavish life; a slavish dependance on the great.