adjective · rare

obsequious

obsequious · more obsequious · most obsequious

сервільний, раболіпний

раболепный, подобострастный

devot, unterwürfig, hörig, kriecherisch

Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructionsExcessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.

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/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/

» Tom was obsequious towards his superiors and bullying towards his subordinates.

Seinen Vorgesetzten gegenüber gab Tom sich unterwürfig; seine Untergebenen schikanierte er.

Meaning

3 senses

Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
unterwürfig, hörig, servil
подобостра́стныйpodobostrástnyj, раболе́пныйrabolépnyj
сервільнийservilʹnyj, раболіпнийrabolipnyj
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
(archaic)Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.
gehorsam, folgsam, unterwürfig
послу́шныйposlúšnyj
(obsolete)Of or pertaining to obsequies, funereal.

Examples

6 sentences

Tom was obsequious towards his superiors and bullying towards his subordinates.
deSeinen Vorgesetzten gegenüber gab Tom sich unterwürfig; seine Untergebenen schikanierte er.
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He is obsequious to the higher-ups and arrogant towards his underlings.
deEr ist unterwürfig gegenüber den höheren Chargen und arrogant gegenüber seinen Untergebenen.
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Tom, known to be obsequious, always tried to court favour with the boss.
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Obsequious people make me feel uncomfortable.
deIn Gegenwart von unterwürfigen Menschen wird es mir unwohl.
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The obsequious waiter is usually assigned the best table because he always curries favor with his manager and superiors.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

fawning, subservient:

Русский

By meaning 2

fawning, subservient:

obedient, compliant with someone else's orders:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

fawning, subservient:

obedient, compliant with someone else's orders:

Origin

From Middle English obsequyous, from Latin obsequiōsus (“complaisant, obsequious”), from o

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).

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