obsequious
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It’s going to be this obsequious, bootlicking celebration of Alito’s brilliance.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026
Mr. Landau may be a revered figure in the history of rock, but Mr. Cooper and Mr. Strong’s version of him reminded me of Paul Shaffer’s obsequious Artie Fufkin in “This Is Spinal Tap.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
You need someone who has a large ego but will be obsequious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
The humor laced through her lickspittles' obsequious efforts to placate her doesn’t quite dare you to laugh but isn’t going out of its way to encourage giggles either.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2024
I attended to all the ghastly formalities, and the urbane undertaker proved that his staff were afflicted—or blessed—with something of his own obsequious suavity.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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