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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'obsequious' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions 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).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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