adverb
- in an excessively eager way to please or obey someone, especially someone in authority
Usage: often implies insincerity or servility
Examples
- The waiter smiled obsequiously at the wealthy customers.
- She nodded obsequiously whenever the boss spoke.
- He obsequiously agreed with everything his supervisor said.
- The assistant obsequiously fetched coffee for everyone in the meeting.
- The politician obsequiously courted the favor of influential donors.
- She obsequiously complimented her teacher’s every decision.