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obsequious

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  1. subservient           
 
ob.se.qui.ous \*b-'se--kwe--*s, a:b-\ aj [ME, fr. L obsequiosus compliant, 
   fr. obsequium compliance, fr. ]obsequi to comply, fr. ob- toward + sequi to 
   follow - more at OB-, SUE : exhibiting a servile attentiveness or 
   complaisance : SYCOPHANTICM - ob.se.qui.ous.ly av