The Only Use of
obsequious
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- Many a duteous and knee-crooking knave
That, doting on his own obsequious bondage,
Wears out his time, much like...Scene 1.1obsequious = excessively eager to flatter or serve
Definition:
too eager to please, flatter, or obey someone -- often in a way that seems insincere