obsequiously
/əbˈsiːkwiəsli/ · ob·se·qui·ous·ly
adverb
- In an obsequious manner; showing servile compliance, excessive eagerness to please, or fawning deference. She smiled obsequiously at the manager, hoping to earn a promotion.
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Did you know? The adverb obsequiously appears in Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, illustrating the character's sycophantic courtship of power.