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obsequious

/əbˈsiː.kwɪ.əs/

/əbˈsiː.kwi.əs/

obsequiousadjective

more obsequious

Comp.

most obsequious

Super.

/əbˈsiː.kwɪ.əs/

/əbˈsiː.kwi.əs/

Translations

The obsequious assistant laughed at all the manager's jokes.

Подобострастный помощник смеялся над всеми шутками менеджера.

Definitions

Excessively eager to please or obey someone, often in a way that seems insincere or servile.

The obsequious assistant laughed at all of the boss's jokes, no matter how unfunny they were.

Marked by or showing servile deference; fawning.

The courtiers offered obsequious compliments at every turn.

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