OBSEQUIOUS
(adj.) attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
"obsequious shop assistants"
(adj.) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
synonyms : bootlicking , fawning , sycophantic , toadyish
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(Tag: ) ob + SEQUI + ous .. sequi means sequence where one thing "follows" the other.. and servants follow what their masters say..
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(Tag: English) greek obsequy is to follow. Servile person will keep on following someone by giving his servicing and ass licking
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