单词 | obsequiosity |
释义 | obsequiosityn. literary. rare. Obsequiousness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] worthingeOE respitea1382 honoura1425 respect1526 respection1528 regardfulness1571 respectiveness1608 modesty1616 respectfulness1625 deferencea1660 distance1667 respectance1820 unscornfulness1840 fealty1867 obsequiosity1878 deferentiality1880 1878 Harper's Mag. Jan. 291/2 Presently, obsequiosity in thread gloves, with a newspaper in its hand, comes up and bows low. 1884 H. James En Province in Atlantic Monthly Feb. 218/1 His application will be accompanied with the forms of a considerable obsequiosity. a1915 J. Conrad in C. Lane Ruling Passion (1995) 259 There had been a suggestion of obsequiosity in his deadened utterance. 2001 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 May 12 They gush and have to be forcibly stopped from kissing the leader's turn-ups. I think we need a MAFF to cull them and thus to stop the spread of the knee-and-nose virus, known in medical circles as diabolicus obsequiosity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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