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- Dictionaryobsequious/əbˈsiːkwɪəs/
adjective
- 1. obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree: "they were served by obsequious waiters"
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adjective. formal disapproving uk / əbˈsiː.kwi.əs / us / əbˈsiː.kwi.əs / Add to word list. too eager to praise or obey someone: She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Praising insincerely or too eagerly. backhanded compliment. bootlicker. bow and scrape idiom. crawler. creep. flummery.
The meaning of OBSEQUIOUS is marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness. How to use obsequious in a sentence. Follow Along With the Definition of Obsequious
If you disapprove of the overly submissive way someone is acting — like the teacher's pet or a celebrity's assistant — call them by the formal adjective obsequious. There are many words in the English language for a person or an action that is overly obedient and submissive.
Obsequious definition: characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; fawning; ingratiating. See examples of OBSEQUIOUS used in a sentence.
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. [disapproval] Perhaps your mother was very obsequious to doctors. Synonyms: servile, flattering, cringing, fawning More Synonyms of obsequious.
adjective. formal disapproving us / əbˈsiː.kwi.əs / uk / əbˈsiː.kwi.əs / Add to word list. too eager to praise or obey someone: She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Praising insincerely or too eagerly. backhanded compliment. bootlicker. bow and scrape idiom. crawler. creep. flummery.
Definition of obsequious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. obedient or attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner. 2. rare submissive or compliant. [C15: from Latin obsequiōsus compliant, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to follow, from ob- to + sequi to follow] obˈsequiously adv. obˈsequiousness n.
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. [ disapproval ] [...] More
Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey all instructions; fawning, subservient, servile. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: toadyish. sycophantic. fawning. bootlicking. sycophantical. attentive. obedient. kowtowing. groveling. menial. deferential. cringing. toadying. submissive. slick. Antonyms:
