All 3 Uses of
obsequious
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- The innkeeper bent down, looked intently, ran down the steps, and rushed up to the guest with obsequious delight.†
Chpt 8 *
- His expression was severe and uncompromising, especially with the peasants of Mokroe, but he had the power of assuming the most obsequious countenance, when he had an inkling that it was to his interest.†
Chpt 8
- He intervened in the nick of time, civilly and obsequiously persuading Mitya not to give away "cigars and Rhine wine," and, above all, money to the peasants as he had done before.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(obsequious) excessively eager to flatter or serve