(obsequiously attentive)

  • 1obsequiously — obsequious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. DERIVATIVES obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin obsequium compliance , from obsequi follow, comply with …

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  • 2obsequious — [əb si:kwɪəs] adjective obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. Derivatives obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun Origin C15: from L. obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance , from obsequi follow, comply with …

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  • 3obsequious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. DERIVATIVES obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin obsequium compliance , from obsequi follow, comply with …

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  • 4obsequiousness — obsequious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. DERIVATIVES obsequiously adverb obsequiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin obsequium compliance , from obsequi follow, comply with …

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  • 5obsequious — adj. servilely obedient or attentive. Derivatives: obsequiously adv. obsequiousness n. Etymology: ME f. L obsequiosus f. obsequium compliance (as OB , sequi follow) …

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