obsequious

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English obsequyous, from Latin obsequiōsus (“complaisant, obsequious”), from obsequium (“compliance”), from obsequor (“comply with, yield to”), from ob (“in the direction of, towards”) + sequor (“follow”) (cf. sequel). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /əbˈsiːkwi.əs/ === Adjective === obsequious (comparative more obsequious, superlative most obsequious) Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile. Synonyms: fawning, ingratiating, servile, slavish, sycophantic, truckling, smarmy, asskissing; see also Thesaurus:sycophantic (archaic) Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obedient (obsolete) Of or pertaining to obsequies, funereal. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===