obsequious[adjective]Synonyms: sycophantic, cringing, deferential, fawning, flattering, grovelling, ingratiating, servile, submissive, unctuous
Contrasted words: self-assertive
Related Words: deferential,
parasitic,
sycophantic,
toadying [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ob‧se‧qui‧ous /əbˈsiːkwiəs/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: obsequiosus, from obsequium 'willingness to obey', from obsequi 'to do what people want', from sequi 'to follow']
very eager to please or agree with people who are powerful – used in order to show disapproval
Synonym : servile:
an obsequious smile—obsequiously adverb—obsequiousness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲