obsequious.

Showing exaggerated submission or flattery toward someone with power or status.

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Words that belong together

• obsequious bow
• obsequious manner

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An obsequious bow greeted every order from the chairman.

Her obsequious manner disappeared as soon as the patron left.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more obsequious; superlative most obsequious where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.