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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: submissive, deferential, subservient, servile, oleaginous, flattering
obsequious
/ əbˈsiːkwɪəs /
adjective
- obedient or attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
- rare.submissive or compliant
Derived Forms
- obˈsequiousness, noun
- obˈsequiously, adverb
Other Words From
- ob·se·qui·ous·ly adverb
- ob·se·qui·ous·ness noun
- o·ver·ob·se·qui·ous adjective
- o·ver·ob·se·qui·ous·ly adverb
- un·ob·se·qui·ous adjective
- un·ob·se·qui·ous·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of obsequious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of obsequious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Still, for the last year the media has been treating the Abe regime with obsequious deference.
All week, the nation has been gripped by a classic tale—a powerful yet married man meets a younger, hot, obsequious woman.
As the new-comers arrived, they met a smiling host, an attentive and ready bar-tender, and obsequious waiters and servants.
He little thought what a formidable enemy he was then fostering at the court of his obsequious brother sovereign.
Selim was most obsequious, and seemed ready to do everything for my comfort.
The bland, obsequious, well-informed Ramsay became a great favourite.
No man in the world understood Mr. Belcher better than the quick-witted and obsequious factor.
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