Use Your Words (of the Day)...

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WORD OF THE DAY... Write a sentence or two and post it in the comments. 

Obsequious

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əb-sē-kwē-əs

Part of speech: adjectiveOrigin: Latin, 15th century

1. Obedient or submissive

2. Attentive and compliant to the point of excess   

Examples of Obsequious in a sentence 

"His obsequious attitude meant he was always eager to please his superiors." 

"The hotel's butler was positively obsequious, constantly opening the door, carrying luggage, and calling a car for us."

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

When it came to the ladies Napoleon Solo could only be dubbed obsequious; that was one of the reasons why the ladies were so attracted to him, he was attentive to them like no other man...though there were some physical attributes he possessed that didn't hurt either.