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Obsequious Meaning October Adjective Ub See Kwee Us Person Follower Leader

Word obsequious
Date October 1, 2011
Type adjective
Syllables ub-SEE-kwee-us
Etymology An obsequious person is more likely to be a follower than a leader. Use that fact to help you remember the meaning of "obsequious." All you need to do is bear in mind that the word comes from the Latin root "sequi," meaning "to follow." (The other contributor is the prefix "ob-," meaning "toward.") "Sequi" is the source of a number of other English words, too, including "consequence" (a result that follows from an action), "sequel" (a novel, film, or TV show that follows an original version), and "non sequitur" (a conclusion that doesn’t follow from what was said before).
Examples The executive brought with him an entourage of obsequious assistants who would do anything he asked of them.

"The staff are amazing, ever-helpful without being obsequious, always cheerful (generally) and quick to join in the laughter and banter no matter how juvenile or how often they've heard it before." -- From a review of a pub in The Telegraph (London), July 18, 2011
Definition : marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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