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Definition
excessively eager to flatter or serve
- The owner sighed and shrugged, uttering obsequious phrases of apology and assurance.Chapter 3 (30% in)
- Irritation and disturbance vanished with her words, replaced by an obsequiousness not seen since the court of Versailles.Chapter 13 (61% in)
- "Philippe," said the salesclerk, frightened, obsequious.Chapter 27 (28% in)
- Trignon's hands were held out palms up, his face pinched in an obsequious smile.Chapter 28 (47% in)
There are no more uses of "obsequious" in The Bourne Identity.
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