slavishly
/ˈsleɪvɪʃli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- ""Railways seldom slavishly followed styles to be seen in the mainstream of contemporary architecture," HE [Historic England] explains."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more slavishly (comparative)
most slavishly (superlative)