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Meaning of 'obsequious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Obsequious [ a.]
- Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of another; devoted.
- Servilely or meanly attentive; compliant to excess; cringing; fawning; as, obsequious flatterer, parasite.
- Of or pertaining to obsequies; funereal.

Meaning of 'obsequious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . obsequious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
Example in sentence:
  • obsequious shop assistants

Nearby Words:

obscene obscenities obscenity obscurant obscurantism obscurantist obscuration obscure obscured obscurely

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