Obsequious Mnemonic
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obsequious
obsequious
/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/
fawning
ingratiating
servile
slavish
sycophantic
truckling
Examples
- That seems a little pompous and obsequious.
- They are generally obedient, pliant, and obsequious.
- They could be better and less obsequious.
- The parliament was quite obsequious towards the king.
- This obsequious compliment is scarcely to be taken seriously.
- Whoever wrote that seems excessively obsequious.
- House elves are generally obedient, pliant, and obsequious.
- House elves are generally obedient, pliant, and obsequious.
- Sorry if that seems a little pompous and obsequious, but it's true.
- That is something like friendship, between being obsequious and surly.
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
adjective
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
adjective
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"Ob + Sequins. He uses sequins to overly please and shine."
"Ob + Sequoia. A tree bending over backward to please the sun."
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