- obsequious⇄adv. obsequiously.
- obsequious⇄noun obsequiousness.
- obsequious⇄obsequious, adjective.
1. polite or obedient from hope of gain or from fear; servile; fawning.
Ex. Obsequious courtiers greeted the king.
(SYN) slavish.
2. properly obedient; dutiful.
3. (Obsolete.) dutiful and proper in o