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overslavish

overslavish adjective: excessively slavish.

Adjective

overslavish (comparative more overslavish, superlative most overslavish)

  1. Excessively slavish.

Forms of overslavish

comparativemore overslavish
superlativemost overslavish

Origin of overslavish

From over- + slavish.

Words formed from overslavish

Questions about overslavish

What does overslavish mean?
Overslavish means excessively slavish.
What part of speech is overslavish?
Overslavish is an adjective.

Words near overslavish in the dictionary

  1. overslack
  2. overslaugh
  3. overslaughed
  4. overslaughing
  5. overslaughs
  6. overslavish
  7. overslavishly
  8. overslay
  9. overslays
  10. oversleep
  11. oversleeper

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