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obsequious
[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
adjective
characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; fawning; ingratiating.
an obsequious bow;
obsequious servants.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
obsequious
/ əˈːɪə /
adjective
obedient or attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
raresubmissive or compliant
Other Word Forms
- obsequiously adverb
- obsequiousness noun
- overobsequious adjective
- overobsequiously adverb
- unobsequious adjective
- unobsequiously adverb
- DzˈܾdzܲԱ noun
- Dzˈܾdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of obsequious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of obsequious1
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Example Sentences
That may afford instant gratification, but it only strengthens an obsequious subservience to Trump.
Entwined on these YouTube channels are narratives of the opposition Democratic Party being obsequious to Beijing and trying to curry favour with Pyongyang.
Chabria: It was, as you put it, like watching a Friars roast — just one obsequious testimonial after another.
“The Russian political elite have grown more pliant in implementing Putin’s orders and more obsequious to his paranoid worldview,” he wrote.
You need someone who has a large ego but will be obsequious.
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