Obsequiously
[əb'si:kwiəsli]
Definition
(adv.) in an obsequious manner; 'she acts obsequiously toward her boss'.
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Definition
(adv.) In an obsequious manner; compliantly; fawningly.
(adv.) In a manner appropriate to obsequies.
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Examples
- To this dialogue Riderhood had attended in silence, and he now obsequiously bespake the Captain. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Good-morning, Sir,' said Pell, bowing obsequiously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The wiser man thou, said John, with a peal of laughter, in which his gay followers obsequiously joined. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The porter opened obsequiously for her, and, at her nod, hurried to the edge of the pavement and whistled for a taxi. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The attorney bowed obsequiously, and glanced at a large packet which the gentleman carried in his hand. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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