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Thursday, 5 October 2023

Word of the day - OBSEQUIOUS

The word today is Obsequious 

Obsequious is an adjective and means the following:

- To be or become promptly obedient & submissive to the will of others.

- Exhibiting overtly servile and compliant devotional behaviour.




If you are being obsequious you are behaving obsequiously.
You are said to suffer obsequiousness if you are regularly obsequious.
In modern language an obsequious person is an arse-licker.
An alterative word for obsequious is fawning.

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There is an index of words of the day.

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