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Obsequious:
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Suffix = ous - possessing the qualities of. Example: Serious.
If you describe someone as obsequious, They are very eager to help or serve someone more important than them.
Comes from the Latin obsequi, meaning “to comply with.”
The word was originally used during ancient Rome when people would agree with someone else or act in accordance with a command. It has since evolved into the word that we use today where someone is almost overly eager to help or serve someone else.
Sample Sentences
Servility is an occupational hazard for any vice president, but Mike Pence has been especially obsequious in service to President Trump.
With an obsequious manner, an unyielding smile and a steady stream of lies, Balram lands a job as a driver in the Stork’s estate
I approach people with trust and I make them feel relaxed and I do it without, in my opinion, being obsequious
Noun form:
obsequiousness:
The fact of trying too hard to please somebody, especially somebody who is important; behaviour that shows this
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