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Word: Obsequious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 15th century (not depreciatory in sense in early use): from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium ‘compliance’, from obsequi ‘follow, comply with’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əbˈsiːkwɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Short Definition:obedient or attentive to excessive or servile degree
Examples:- they were served by obsequious waiters
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