obsequious
ob·se·qui·ous (
b-s
kw-
s, b-)
adj.
Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
[Middle English, from Latin obsequi
sus, from obsequium, compliance, from obsequ
, to comply : ob-, to; see ob-sequ, to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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ob·sequi·ous·ly adv.
ob·sequi·ous·ness n.
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| Adj. | 1. | obsequious – attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
insincere – lacking sincerity; “a charming but thoroughly insincere woman”; “their praise was extravagant and insincere”
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| 2. | obsequious – attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; “obsequious shop assistants”
servile – submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; “spoke in a servile tone”; “the incurably servile housekeeper”; “servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work”
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