The word "slavish" means to blindly follow or imitate someone or something without thinking for oneself. It suggests a lack of independence or originality. Full definition
No amount of academic self - service on this topic or any other is going to erase the mindless cruelty inflicted on millions of human beings because of slavish devotion to these absurd prejudices. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
However, note that Regionalism, with its specific focus on American themes, images and motifs, helped American art to gain confidence in itself and not to rely on slavish imitation of European styles. (visual-arts-cork.com)
Unlike Yooka - Laylee, which set out to revisit this same lost age of 3 - D platformers by resurrecting Banjo - Kazooie in slavish fashion, A Hat In Time is less beholden to a single predecessor. (avclub.com)