Meanings
comparative more slavelike · superlative most slavelike
- Resembling a slave.
- Resembling conditions of slavery
SHANGHAI, July 16 — China’s efforts to bring a quick end to an embarrassing labor scandal over slavelike conditions for hundreds of workers at brick kilns in Shanxi Province has provoked anger among victims and widespread criticism.
2007 July 17, Howard W. French, “Beijing’s Lack of Penalties in Labor Cases Stirs Outrage”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesuitable for a slave or servant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)
- Medieval GreekΣκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)
- Late LatinSclavus
- Medieval Latinsclavus
- Old Frenchesclave
- Middle Englishsclave
- Englishslave
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishslavelike
Translations
Danish trælagtig
- trælagtigresembling a slave
Finnish orjamainen, orjanomainen
- orjamainenresembling a slave
- orjanomainenresembling conditions of slavery
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Cite this entry
slavelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slavelike
“slavelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slavelike. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slavelike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slavelike.
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