What does slavishly mean?

slavishly means "in a slavish manner".

How many syllables are in slavishly?

slavishly has 3 syllables: slav-ish-ly. The stress falls on "slav". In IPA it is /ˈslævɪʃli/.

Is slavishly a common word?

slavishly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Slavishly — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a slavish manner
“his followers slavishly believed in his new diet”

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What does slavishly mean?: slavishly means "in a slavish manner".
How many syllables are in slavishly?: slavishly has 3 syllables: slav-ish-ly. The stress falls on "slav". In IPA it is /ˈslævɪʃli/.
Is slavishly a common word?: slavishly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for slavishly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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