adj. overly eager to please or obey someone, often in a way that seems fake or insincere.
Around her parents, she\'s so obsequious it\'s almost embarrassing.
She's very obsequious around her parents.
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groveling; submissive; fawning; servile
domineering
4 syllables
ob-se-qui-ous
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