Obsequiously

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an obsequious manner.

    "Whilſt I a while obſequiouſly lament The vntimely fall of vertuous Lancaſter:[…]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an obsequious manner wordnet

Synonyms

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fawninglyfawninglyservilelysubservientlysubservientlysubserviently

Example

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"She behaves obsequiously toward superiors."

Etymology

From obsequious + -ly.

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