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OBSEQUIOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obsequiously mean?
• OBSEQUIOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb OBSEQUIOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. in an obsequious manner
Familiarity information: OBSEQUIOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an obsequious manner
Synonyms:
obsequiously; servilely; subserviently
Context example:
she acts obsequiously toward her boss
Pertainym:
obsequious (attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner)
Context examples
At the inn, as I entered, I looked about me with so black a countenance as made the attendants tremble; not a look did they exchange in my presence; but obsequiously took my orders, led me to a private room, and brought me wherewithal to write.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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