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Webster 1913 Edition


Obsequiousness

Ob-se′qui-ous-ness

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Noun.
The quality or state of being obsequious.
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Webster 1828 Edition


Obsequiousness

OBSE'QUIOUSNESS

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Noun.
1.
Ready obedience; prompt compliance with the orders of a superior.
2.
Servile submission; mean or excessive complaisance.
They apply themselves both to his interest and humor, with all the arts of flattery and obsequiousness.