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Obsequious
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Meaning
Adj
●
Excessively
eager
and
attentive
to
please
or to
obey
instructions
;
fawning
,
subservient
, servile.
●
Obedient;
compliant
with someone else's
orders
or wishes.
●
Of or
pertaining
to
obsequies
, funereal.
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Wiktionary
Origin
obsequious
English
obsequiosus
Latin
obsequium
Latin
obsequor
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Fawning
Ingratiating
Servile
Slavish
Sycophantic
Truckling
Smarmy
Asskissing
Obedient
Flexible
Related
Deferential
Supercilious
Pompous
Acquiescent
Boorish
Officious
Unctuous
Haughty
Contemptuous
Impudent
Arrogant
Duplicitous
Insolent
Obstreperous
Imperious
Insincere
Oafish
Aloof
Mendacious
Toadying
Craven
Grovelling
Uncritical
Antagonistic
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