Translations for „obsequiously“ in the English » German Dictionary

ob·se·qui·ous·ly [əbˈsi:kwiəsli] ADV

obsequiously

kriecherisch

obsequiously

servil

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English

Yes most priests are obsequiously compliant with the new prayers and the regular attendees at mass pray and sort of obey according to script.

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All the while she berated the media for reporting the truth, officials stood by, obsequiously smiling and nodding their heads.

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He held it obsequiously so that the president could read it, but his hands were shaking so vigorously, it was obviously impossible for him to read it.

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I know plenty of music events where the sponsorship is so obsequiously acknowledged it's offensive.

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Do we not congratulate ourselves, occasionally quite obsequiously, as a haven for the world's oppressed?

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The translator-interlocutor is on his knees, turning obsequiously from one dignitary to another, as he absorbs and relays not just language but meaning, rhetoric and tone.

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