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obsequiously

/əbˈsiː.kwi.əs.li/
ob · se · qui · ous · ly
Adjective:obsequious
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• adverb

1

In a servile, fawning, or excessively attentive manner, especially to curry favor with someone in authority.

Example

"The junior assistant smiled obsequiously and agreed with every flawed suggestion the director made."

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obscureness
obscurity
obsequious
obsequiously
observable
observably
observance

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the adjective obsequious plus the adverbial suffix -ly; ultimately derived from Latin obsequiosus ('compliant'), from obsequi ('to follow closely or comply with'), combining ob- ('after') and sequi ('to follow').

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