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obsequiousness (noun)

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  • obsequiousness — obsequious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. DERIVATIVES obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin obsequium compliance , from obsequi follow, comply with …   English terms dictionary

  • obsequiousness — noun see obsequious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • obsequiousness — noun a) The quality of being obsequious b) Servile compliance …   Wiktionary

  • obsequiousness — noun abject or cringing submissiveness • Syn: ↑servility, ↑subservience • Derivationally related forms: ↑subservient (for: ↑subservience), ↑servile (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • obsequious — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • obsequious — [əb si:kwɪəs] adjective obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. Derivatives obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun Origin C15: from L. obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance , from obsequi follow, comply with …   English new terms dictionary

  • obsequious — 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) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • obsequious — 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 …   English dictionary

  • obsequious — /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… …  

  • obsequious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. DERIVATIVES obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin obsequium compliance , from obsequi follow, comply with …   English terms dictionary

  • obsequiously — obsequious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. DERIVATIVES obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin obsequium compliance , from obsequi follow, comply with …   English terms dictionary

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