slavish, subservient, submissive
(adjective) abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; “slavish devotion to her job ruled her life”; “a slavish yes-man to the party bosses”- S.H.Adams; “she has become submissive and subservient”
slavish
(adjective) blindly imitative; “a slavish copy of the original”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slavish (comparative more slavish, superlative most slavish)
In the manner of a slave; abject.
(Of a copy) utterly faithful; totally lacking originality or creativity.
Source: Wiktionary
Slav"ish, a.
Definition: 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.
– Slav"ish*ly, adv.
– Slav"ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
