See Also: obsequious(dictionary)
obsequious(dictionary)

obsequious (iou)



obsequious adjective. L15.
[from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance, from ob- OB- + sequi follow: see -IOUS.]
Compliant with the will or wishes of another; prompt to serve, please, or follow directions; obedient; dutiful. Now rare. L15.
Ld Macaulay An army may be so constituted as to be..efficient against an enemy, and yet obsequious to the..magistrate.
b. [Infl. by OBSEQUIES.] Dutiful in showing respect for the dead; appropriate to obsequies. L15-L17.
Unduly or servilely compliant; manifesting or characterized by servility; fawning, sycophantic. E17.
O. Manning He adopted an obsequious whine quite different from his usual sardonic tone.
obsequiously adverb L16.
obsequiousness noun LME.