(adj) abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; ; - S.H.Adams, Syn. submissive, subservient, Example:slavish devotion to her job ruled her life; a slavish yes-man to the party bosses; she has become submissive and subservient
a. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]