slavishly
adverb
- in a blindly devoted manner
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsleɪvɪʃli/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English slavish Middle English -ly English -ly English slavishly From slavish + -ly.
- In a slavish manner.
“Although the words were not slavishly borrowed, the expressions partook of the simple dignity of the liturgy to which she had been accustomed, and was probably as worthy of the Being to whom they were addressed as they could well be made by human powers.”
“"Railways seldom slavishly followed styles to be seen in the mainstream of contemporary architecture," HE [Historic England] explains.”