obsequiousness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being obsequious.

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Obsequiousness begets friends, truth hatred. Terence

The first thing that will strike you as odd in Japan is how polite everyone is. Quite apart from the neverending bowing, they have obsequiousness down to an art that even the Chinese haven't mastered. Jeremy Clarkson

But he has sometimes been ridiculed for his public obsequiousness to his boss. Source: Internet

This is classic right-wing American populism; patriotic, macho, anti-authority, and is unlikely to be understood in Britain, where to be right-wing implies an obsequiousness towards officers and the status quo. Source: Internet

What would matter would be ideologic obsequiousness, fawning references to deconstructionist writers, and sufficient quantities of the appropriate jargon. Source: Internet

The character is notable for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, making frequent references to his own "humbleness". Source: Internet

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