His followers slavishly believed in his new diet. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : slavish subjection. ,He was slavish in his obedience. ,slavish fears. ,a slavish reproduction. From Dictionary.com.
The word "slavishly" appears three times in Apple's lawsuit. From Wordnik.com. [The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com] Reference
What point would there be in slavishly retelling Wallace's "memoir" on the big screen anyway?. From Wordnik.com. [New Photos: Jim Carrey is Harry Potter in Yes Man | /Film] Reference
This name was a pop at The North Face, the adventure label slavishly worn by his preppy buddies. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
Fleur is described as staring at Bill 'slavishly'. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Neat Little Bow] Reference
Where's Steny Hoyer telling Bob Corker that he's "slavishly" being a "token" to the GOP?. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: The soft bigotry of low expectations] Reference
Police marksmen are forced to follow rules "slavishly" instead of using their common sense, a coroner warned today. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
And forth again, all slavishly, at her behest he fares. From Wordnik.com. [Browning's Heroines] Reference
It is emulated the world over and slavishly copied by GM. From Wordnik.com. [Comin' Through!] Reference
Not slavishly; after all it was but part of her woman-task. From Wordnik.com. [Joyce of the North Woods] Reference
After choosing nature as his model, he followed it slavishly. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Scandals and campaign missteps will be slavishly over reported. From Wordnik.com. [Max Fraad Wolff: The Debates We Are Not Having Are Essential] Reference
"Your slaves are slavishly ready," called Laura from the platform. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch] Reference
Phaedrus followed Aesop, but, as he affirms, not slavishly; i. prol. From Wordnik.com. [The Student's Companion to Latin Authors] Reference
She praises her "little monsters" slavishly, to the point of overdoing it. From Wordnik.com. [Riffs: Kanye, Britney and Gaga: By their Twitter feeds ye shall know them] Reference
It has always been a weakness of mine to slavishly admire feminine beauty. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
Nor has the Negro's mind followed slavishly in the beaten path of imitation. From Wordnik.com. [Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro] Reference
Of course, I don't mean to say a player must slavishly do just as I tell him. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm] Reference
They are not simply there to slavishly obey each new sway and movement of. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2007] Reference
But as any follower of fashion knows, slavishly following it simply doesn't work. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2007] Reference
Your confirmed sceptic is often slavishly superstitious in the secret of his soul. From Wordnik.com. [Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters] Reference
Müller complained that mortar designers slavishly copied what they saw in other guns. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
BERNSTEIN: Not merely slavishly putting out there what each side wants them to put out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 28, 2008] Reference
So, there's more to Sun Tzu than slavishly applying his aphorisms to a business environment. From Wordnik.com. [Sun Tzu: The Best Leadership Teacher Of All Time?] Reference
The inventor is not discouraged by past failures, but he is careful not to repeat them slavishly. From Wordnik.com. [By the Christmas Fire] Reference
I think a respect for the institution they were covering but they weren't slavishly devoted to it. From Wordnik.com. [Military Historian Writes Of Wars Past And Present] Reference
Mitford is merciless in her portrayal of Eugenia as a person who slavishly follows political fashion. From Wordnik.com. [The Fascist in the Family] Reference
He should learn to paint according to his own ideas, not to slavishly copy the models of old artists. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind of the Artist Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sculptors on Their Art] Reference
Albert depends on Aristotle -- a third-hand version of Aristotle -- but does not slavishly follow him. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
This design is founded upon the Francis I style of architecture, though it by no means slavishly follows it. From Wordnik.com. [The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890] Reference
The difference is that some people are likely to begin slavishly following your advice if you're a consultant. From Wordnik.com. [A Consultant Explosion] Reference
In 2002, it slavishly parroted White House propaganda about Iraq, helping prepare the way for a senseless war. From Wordnik.com. [Juan Cole: The Great Pakistani Deluge Never Happened] Reference
I would suggest our setting the example of humanity rather than our slavishly following an example of barbarity. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index] Reference
We like the manner in which Mr. Wilbour has translated it -- neither too slavishly nor too freely, but in one word. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862] Reference
Not slavishly or fanatically (as a compulsive overeater with a daily reprieve, I don't do well with fads and tangents). From Wordnik.com. [Victoria Moran: Veg and the City: The Life Changing Effects of a Raw Food Diet] Reference
The most fatal disease that can overtake a stenographer (or any one else) is the habit of slavishly following a routine. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Business Etiquette] Reference
Period rooms which slavishly repeat, in every piece of furniture and ornament, only one type, have but a museum interest. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Interior Decoration] Reference
Daldry and Hare may not be slavishly faithful to Cunningham's novel, but they have managed to capture its essence, to clarify its themes. From Wordnik.com. [Behind The Scenes: Mrs. Dalloway's Close-Up] Reference
Australia, the East-Indies generally, and the Islands of the Pacific, we are entirely and slavishly dependent, as usual, on Great Britain. From Wordnik.com. [Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post] Reference
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