Uriah Heepishly
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Uriah Heepish + -ly: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man.
=== Adverb ===
Uriah Heepishly (comparative more Uriah Heepishly, superlative most Uriah Heepishly)
In a cloying, insincerely obsequious manner.
1995, Neal Gabler, "'Checkers' Lived Again - In Waldholtz's Act" (December 19, 1995) [1]
Where Nixon drew on class resentments - "I believe that it's fine that a man like Gov. (Adlai) Stevenson, who inherited a fortune from his father, can run for president," Nixon grumbled Uriah Heepishly in Checkers - Waldholtz drew on the staple of the daytime talk shows: gender resentment.