adj. Function: adjective
1
Synonyms: HARD 6, difficult, formidable, heavy, knotty, laborious, operose, rough, rugged, strenuous
2
Synonyms: SUBSERVIENT 2, menial, obeisant, obsequious, servile
Related Words: spineless, subdued, tame; miserable, wretched
Antonyms: independent
3 copying obsequiously something superior FF1C; the painting was a slavish copy of an old master FF1E;
Synonyms: apish, emulative, imitative
Related Words: uninspired; unoriginal
Contrasted Words: fresh, new, novel, original; fanciful, imaginative, ingenious, inspired; extravagant, high-flown