slavish
adjective/ˈsleɪvɪʃ/
/ˈsleɪvɪʃ/
(disapproving)- following or copying somebody/something exactly without having any original thought at all
- a slavish adherence to the rules
- slavish obedience
- a slavish imitation of Hitchcock’s films
Oxford Collocations DictionarySlavish is used with these nouns:- adherence
- devotion
- imitation
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