Obsequious

adjective

/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.adjectiveObedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.

2.adjectiveExcessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.

3.adjectiveOf or pertaining to obsequies, funereal.

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