[more obsequious; most obsequious] disapproving : too eager to help or obey someone important
▪ She's constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything she tells them to.
▪ She's constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything she tells them to.
— ob·se·qui·ous·ly adverb
▪ smiling obsequiously [=smiling in a way that shows that you are obsequious]
▪ smiling obsequiously [=smiling in a way that shows that you are obsequious]
— ob·se·qui·ous·ness noun [noncount]







