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obsequious
adjective
fawning, Fawning or subservient.
Excessively eager to please or to obey all instructions.
1927.
"Translation falls especially short of this conceit which carries the whole flamboyance of the Spanish language. It was intended as an obsequious flattery of the Condesa, and was untrue." w:Thornton Wilder, Thornton Wilder, '''w:The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, p. 20
Etymology:
Latin
obsequium
'compliance'.From ob "after" + sequi "follow" (see sequel).
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