Definition of Obsequiousness. Meaning of Obsequiousness. Synonyms of Obsequiousness

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Definition of Obsequiousness

Obsequiousness
Obsequiousness Ob*se"qui*ous*ness, n. The quality or state of being obsequious. --South.

Meaning of Obsequiousness from wikipedia

- In modern English, sycophant denotes an "insincere flatterer" and is used to refer to someone practising sycophancy (i.e., insincere flattery to gain advantage)...
- Over-ambition Spiritlessness Good temper Irascibility Rudeness Civility Obsequiousness Cowardice Courage Rashness Insensibility Self-control Intemperance Sarcasm...
- presenting their scrolled-up demands on hands and knees in the stylized, obsequious manner of an imperial petition." Political scientist Lucian Pye similarly...
- maverick politician Paul Reynaud, to whom he wrote frequently, sometimes in obsequious terms. Reynaud first invited him to meet him on 5 December 1934. De Gaulle...
- has become a snowclone, with variants of the utterance used to express obsequious submission. It has been used in media, such as New Scientist magazine...
- a show trademark as Beaver's baseball cap or Eddie Haskell's false obsequiousness, was "The Toy Parade," composed by David Kahn, Melvyn Leonard, and Mort...
- Buffoonery Wittiness in conversation: IV.8  Boorishness Social conduct Obsequiousness Friendliness in social conduct: IV.6  Cantankerousness Shame Shyness...
- groups. There was none of that stifling obedience to the party, or the obsequious deference to the "big man"—a form of government all too evident just across...
- in particular are constantly insisting that their craven-hearted and obsequious foreign policy necessarily results from the disarmament of Germany, whereas...
- nomad in a letter to Changchun, and objected to being addressed with obsequious flattery. He encouraged his companions to address him informally, give...