Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an obsequious manner; with eager obedience; with servile compliance; abjectly.
- In the manner of a mourner; with reverence for the dead.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an obsequious manner; compliantly; fawningly.
- adverb obsolete In a manner appropriate to obsequies.
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- adverb In an
obsequious manner.
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- adverb in an obsequious manner
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Examples
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Pikoli's lawyers did not agree that he should have "obsequiously" obeyed Mbeki over the time frame of Selebi's arrest.
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And by the way, just as these politicians flattered, overlooked, and cosseted Murdoch in desperate pursuit and defense of their own self-interest -- the way schoolyard victims are obsequiously and tail-waggingly respectful to schoolyard bullies -- so too did both the Labor and Conservative parties coddle the indigenous Murdochs of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria.
Adam Hanft: Murdoch's Arab Summer; We Always Knew, Now We Know Adam Hanft 2011
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Tina raised her hand, ducking her head obsequiously.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Erect as a Buckingham Palace guard, he gets his laughs with his eyes, endlessly bulging at the Prime Minister's lapses, and with his obsequiously dominating tone of voice.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Yes, Prime Minister Prime Stage Comedy Meat David Finkle 2010
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The upwardly moral children of the bourgeoisie are obsequiously, uncompromisingly virtuous.
Enough About Me. Now, About My Kids... Joe Queenan 2011
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And by the way, just as these politicians flattered, overlooked, and cosseted Murdoch in desperate pursuit and defense of their own self-interest -- the way schoolyard victims are obsequiously and tail-waggingly respectful to schoolyard bullies -- so too did both the Labor and Conservative parties coddle the indigenous Murdochs of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria.
Adam Hanft: Murdoch's Arab Summer; We Always Knew, Now We Know Adam Hanft 2011
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Tina raised her hand, ducking her head obsequiously.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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On the bridge, a Ferengi hurried over to Bok, crouching obsequiously.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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Tina raised her hand, ducking her head obsequiously.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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On the bridge, a Ferengi hurried over to Bok, crouching obsequiously.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word obsequiously
suck up
November 18, 2010