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OBSEQUIOUSLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obsequiously mean? 

OBSEQUIOUSLY (adverb)
  The adverb OBSEQUIOUSLY has 1 sense:

1. in an obsequious mannerplay

  Familiarity information: OBSEQUIOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OBSEQUIOUSLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

In an obsequious manner

Synonyms:

obsequiously; servilely; subserviently

Context example:

she acts obsequiously toward her boss

Pertainym:

obsequious (attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner)


 Context examples 


At the inn, as I entered, I looked about me with so black a countenance as made the attendants tremble; not a look did they exchange in my presence; but obsequiously took my orders, led me to a private room, and brought me wherewithal to write.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)



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