1. the quality of being excessively submissive or obedient; servile behavior
2. the quality of showing no originality; mindless imitation

Examples

• The employee’s slavishness to company policy prevented any creative solutions.
• Her slavishness toward authority figures made her colleagues uncomfortable.
• The artist rejected the slavishness of copying classical works exactly.
• His slavishness in following trends showed a lack of personal style.
• The critic condemned the film’s slavishness to Hollywood formulas.
• She broke free from the slavishness that had defined her early career.