obsequious
11obsequious — ob•se•qui•ous [[t]əbˈsi kwi əs[/t]] adj. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning; sycophantic: an obsequious bow; obsequious servants[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L obsequiōsus, der. of obsequium… …
12obsequious — /əbˈsikwiəs / (say uhb seekweeuhs), /ɒb / (say ob ) adjective 1. excessively deferential or compliant: obsequious servants. 2. showing excessive deference: an obsequious bow. 3. Rare compliant; obedient; dutiful. {Middle English, from Latin… …
13obsequious — adjective /əbˈsiːkwi.əs/ a) Obedient, compliant with someone elses orders or wishes. Translation falls especially short of this conceit which carries the whole flamboyance of the Spanish language. It was intended as an obsequious flattery of the… …
14obsequious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abject, fawning, sycophantic, cringing, servile, truckling, compliant. See servility, respect. Ant., dominant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. docile, submissive, cringing, slavish, sycophantic,… …
15obsequious — ob|se|qui|ous [əbˈsi:kwiəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: obsequiosus, from obsequium willingness to obey , from obsequi to do what people want , from sequi to follow ] very eager to please or agree with people who are powerful used in… …
16obsequious — ob|se|qui|ous [ əb sikwiəs ] adjective too eager to please someone, in a way that does not seem sincere: obsequious waiters ╾ ob|se|qui|ous|ly adverb ╾ ob|se|qui|ous|ness noun uncount …
17obsequious — adjective too eager to serve people and agree with them; servile (1): The salesman s obsequious manner was beginning to irritate me. obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun (U) …
18obsequious — UK [əbˈsiːkwɪəs] / US [əbˈsɪkwɪəs] adjective too keen to please someone, in a way that does not seem sincere obsequious waiters Derived words: obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun uncountable …
19obsequious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, compliant, from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to comply, from ob toward + sequi to follow more at ob , sue Date: 15th century marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness… …
20obsequious — Synonyms and related words: abject, adulatory, ass kissing, backscratching, beggarly, bland, blandishing, blarneying, bootlicking, brown nosing, buttery, cajoling, complimentary, courtierly, courtly, cowering, crawling, cringing, crouching,… …
