Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: obsequious
IPA transcription: [əbs'ikwiəs]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish
    Meaning: attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Usage examples
  • Around this quiet courtier Obsequious angels wait! Full royal is his retinue, Full purple is his state!
  • I moved through wind-swept groves of limber backs; across sunny glades, lighted by the beaming rays from a thousand obsequious eyes; and when I tired of this, basked on the greensward of popular approval.