obsequious

əb-ˈsē-kwē-əs 4 syllables rare

  1. adjective.marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

    • was always followed around by his obsequious minions
    • There are no hushed voices, white tablecloths or obsequious waiters.
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Middle English, compliant, from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to comply, from ob- toward + sequi to follow ,.

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