obsequious in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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ossequioso (-a)
obsequious

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He frequently wears an expression that's both angelic and devilish, and manages to be both obsequious and disarming.
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This was followed by obsequious hyper-ventilating discourses and finally the "neo" and "post" movements.
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Easy to do when you set up a self-reinforcing loop of obsequious flattery within your enterprise and cherry-pick external praise from the media.
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He was outgoing and eager to please to the point of being obsequious.
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They either don't care or have fallen for the obsequious behaviour of the bad employees, who'll make sure you'll never gain their favour.
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Complimenting someone can be effective, but can appear obsequious if you overdo it.
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He is both obsequious and superior, by turns patronising and way out of his depth.
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This is first indicated by his obsequious response to being hit in the face by a banana thrown by the school's cricket captain.
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He is obsequious towards the powerful, arrogant towards the weak, sententious and narrow-minded.
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House-elves are generally obedient, pliant, and obsequious; and when enslaved, wear discarded items like pillowcases and tea-towels.
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