obsequiously

🇺🇸 /əbˈsiːkwiəsli/ 🇬🇧 /əbˈsiːkwiəsli/
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in a way that is overly submissive or ingratiating

He always agreed with his boss, speaking obsequiously to avoid any conflict.

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adv. in a way that is overly submissive or ingratiating

Synonyms

submissively adv. 顺从地 abjectly adv. 可悲地, 卑微地 deferentially adv. 恭敬地 humbly adv. 谦逊地, 卑微地 meekly adv. 温顺地 sheepishly adv. 尴尬地 timidly adv. 胆怯地 lowly adj. 低微

Antonyms

pompously adv. 自大地 huffily adv. 生气地 superciliously adv. 傲慢地 pretentiously adv. 自命不凡地 haughtily adv. 傲慢地 audaciously adv. 大胆地 loftily adv. 傲慢地 contemptuously adv. 轻蔑地 brazenly adv. 厚颜无耻地 scornfully adv. 轻蔑地 imperiously adv. 傲慢专横地 arrogantly adv. 傲慢地 proudly adv. 骄傲地, 壮丽地 boldly adv. 大胆地, 醒目地

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