Slavish \Slav"ish\, 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.
slavishly adv : in a slavish manner; "his followers slavishly believed in his new diet"