obsequious

  • 71servile — adjective here comes Mr. Archer and his servile assistant, Bradley Syn: obsequious, sycophantic, deferential, subservient, fawning, ingratiating, unctuous, groveling, toadyish, slavish, humble, self abasing; informal slimy, bootlicking, smarmy,… …

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  • 72slavish — adjective 1) slavish lackeys of the government Syn: servile, subservient, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadying, unctuous; informal bootlicking, forelock tugging See note at obsequious 2) slavish copying Sy …

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  • 73fawn — vb Fawn, toady, truckle, cringe, cower are comparable when they mean to act or behave with abjectness in the presence of a superior. Fawn implies a courting of favor by such acts of a sycophant as servile flattery and exaggerated deference {they… …

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  • 74follower — follower, adherent, disciple, sectary, partisan, henchman, satellite are comparable when denoting one who attaches himself to another. Follower is the inclusive term, denoting a person who attaches himself to the person or opinions of another… …

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  • 75crawling — /ˈkrɔlɪŋ/ (say krawling) verb 1. present participle of crawl1. –noun 2. obsequious behaviour, usually directed towards obtaining something. –adjective 3. obsequious. –crawlingly, adverb …

  • 76suckhole — /ˈsʌkhoʊl/ (say sukhohl) Colloquial (taboo) –noun 1. an obsequious or ingratiating person; toady. –verb (i) 2. (sometimes followed by to) to behave in a servile or obsequious manner: to suckhole to the boss …

  • 77ἀρεσκευτικόν — ἀρεσκευτικός obsequious masc acc sg ἀρεσκευτικός obsequious neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 78kiss-ass — 1. adj. obsequious or servile 2. n. obsequious, servile person …

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  • 79kiss-ass — 1. n. someone who is servile and obsequious. (Rude and derogatory.) □ I’m fed up with that kiss ass! D Don’t be such a sniveling kiss ass! 2. mod. servile and obsequious. (Usually objectionable.) □ He can be so kiss ass. It makes me sick. □ …

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  • 80execute — [14] The original meaning of execute in English was ‘carry out’, but the sense ‘kill judicially’ had already developed by the end of the 15th century (it comes from the notion of ‘carrying out’ a sentence). The word comes via Old French executer… …

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