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obsequiousness Meaning of "obsequiousness"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) abject or cringing submissiveness

Synonym(s)

subservience

Usage(s):

  1. He is polite to the point of obsequiousness, not only to his church superiors, but even to the people he torments.
  2. Far from displaying stage fright or obsequiousness, Critic Friedenberg took these elder bulls of science sternly by the horns, warned them that they had better mend their talk.
  3. Their lives have been litanies of obsequiousness, shining the shoes and licking the boots of the powerful.

Quotes

  1. "There is no need to provoke or exaggerate, but there must not be an attitude of obsequiousness and self-deprecation, and the need to always justify the other side. This is a wrong approach," Lieberman said.
    on Jan 2, 2010 By: Avigdor Lieberman Source: Ha'aretz

  2. Teodoro Petkoff, campaign manager for Chavez' presidential opponent Manuel Rosales, said: "In an environment of obsequiousness and servility, 'I, the Supreme (Chavez) am ready to legislate, backed by this far-reaching, enabling law."
    on Jan 18, 2007 By: Teodoro Petkoff Source: New Straits Times

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