Obsequious is one of those words that sounds like what it is - a fawning subservience.
It conjours up visions of Dickensian charcaters rubbing ther hands together and virtually tugging their forelocks in an ingratiating or servile manner.
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2 years ago
To me the ultimate character representing obsequity or obsequiousness was Mr Obadiah Slope in Barchester Chronicles (particularly as represented by Alan Rickman in the BBC series).
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ReplyDelete(I just found your blogs due to hunting for Chesterton quotes online, and must say I am impressed.)