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obsequiousness

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﹒Excessive eagerness to please or obey others.

﹒A fawning or servile manner of behavior.

Examples

﹒The waiter's excessive obsequiousness made the diners feel uncomfortable rather than well-served.

﹒He climbed the corporate ladder not through talent, but through the calculated obsequiousness he showed his superiors.

﹒Her constant obsequiousness toward the professor was clearly an attempt to secure a better grade.

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