SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: OBSEQUIOUS

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY:      OBSEQUIOUS

 

PRONUNCIATION:

(ob-SEE-kwee-uhs, uhb-)

MEANING:

adjective: Behaving in an ingratiating or servile manner.

ETYMOLOGY:

Earlier the word meant obedient or dutiful, with no connotations of fawning. Over time it has taken a negative turn. From Latin obsequiosus (compliant), from obsequi (to comply), from ob- (to) + sequi (follow), which also gave us obsequy. Earliest documented use: 1447.

USAGE:

" The staff has the sense of hospitality without being obsequious." Bill Clapper; Sushi and Sake Equal A Satisfying Experience;
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Massachusetts); Apr 24, 2014.

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