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obsequiousness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | servility, subservience |
| Type of | submissiveness |
| Has types | sycophancy |
| Derivation | obsequious |
Examples of obsequiousness
obsequiousness
I object to Haig's use of the word obsequiousness in referring to Jimmy Carter.
From the time.com
He debased himself with incandescently vulgar obsequiousness to his supreme leader.
From the dispatch.com
Connections and obsequiousness rule the day, just like anywhere in Chinese officialdom.
From the washingtonpost.com
New York Democrat Gregory W Meeks sets a new standard for obsequiousness.
From the guardian.co.uk
They noted the depraved sentimentality and obsequiousness of newspaper and television coverage.
From the time.com
Their lives have been litanies of obsequiousness, shining the shoes and licking the boots of the powerful.
From the time.com
How is such intellectual laziness and obsequiousness by a black politician even possible in the post-1865 world?
From the post-gazette.com
At times, the attention borders on obsequiousness.
From the bloomberg.com
Jim's obsequiousness got to Elizabeth until a lie on his part finally forced his departure from the campaign.
From the newsobserver.com
- Abject or cringing submissiveness
- (obsequious) bootlicking: attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- (obsequious) attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; "obsequious shop assistants"
- Sycophancy means: # flattery; servility. # False accusation; calumniation; talebearing. # The character or characteristic of a .
- The quality of being obsequious; Servile compliance
- (obsequious) Obedient, compliant with someone else's orders or wishes; Excessively eager to please or to obey all instructions; fawning, subservient
- (obsequious) (adj) humbly or overly attentive, as to a person in authority; fawning; sycophantic
- (OBSEQUIOUS) behaving as becomes one who attends funeral; obsequies
- Is submissiveness and an eagerness to obey: The obsequiousness of the waiter made them roll their eyes.
