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obsequious

[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]

adjective

  1. characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; fawning; ingratiating.

    an obsequious bow;

    obsequious servants.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,
  2. obedient; dutiful.



obsequious

/ əˈːɪə /

adjective

  1. obedient or attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

  2. raresubmissive or compliant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • obsequiously adverb
  • obsequiousness noun
  • overobsequious adjective
  • overobsequiously adverb
  • unobsequious adjective
  • unobsequiously adverb
  • DzˈܾdzܲԱ noun
  • Dzˈܾdzܲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obsequious1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin Dzܾōܲ, equivalent to obsequi(um) “compliance,” derivative of Dz(ī) “to comply with” (equivalent to ob- + ī “to follow”) + -ium + -ōܲ; ob-, -ium, -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obsequious1

C15: from Latin Dzܾōܲ compliant, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to follow, from ob- to + sequi to follow
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Synonym Study

See servile.
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Example Sentences

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That may afford instant gratification, but it only strengthens an obsequious subservience to Trump.

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Entwined on these YouTube channels are narratives of the opposition Democratic Party being obsequious to Beijing and trying to curry favour with Pyongyang.

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Chabria: It was, as you put it, like watching a Friars roast — just one obsequious testimonial after another.

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“The Russian political elite have grown more pliant in implementing Putin’s orders and more obsequious to his paranoid worldview,” he wrote.

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You need someone who has a large ego but will be obsequious.

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