transcription, транскрипция: [ ɒbsi:kwiəs ]
If you describe someone as obsequious , you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them.
Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a labouring man.
= servile
ADJ [ disapproval ]
• ob‧se‧qui‧ous‧ly
He smiled and bowed obsequiously to Winger.
ADV : ADV with v
• ob‧se‧qui‧ous‧ness
I told him to get lost and leave me alone and his tone quickly changed from obsequiousness to outright anger.
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