{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY February 20, 2019--obsequious

WORD OF THE DAY February 20, 2019           obsequious    adjective | ub-SEE-kwee-us     Definition   : marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness   Scroll down for more about obsequious      TRENDING NOW: crosshair feckless emergency national emergency SEE ALL      PEOPLE ARE READING   'Broadcast' or 'Broadcasted'?       'Emote' — Video Word of the Day 2/19/2019     'Prestigious' — Video Word of the Day 2/18/2019       The Illuminating History of 'Gaffer'         WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE   What did you just call me?! A Quiz   Never be caught off guard     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try!  TAKE ME THERE         Did You Know?   An obsequious person is more likely to be a follower than a leader. Use that fact to help you remember the meaning of obsequious. All you need to do is bear in mind that the word comes from the Latin root sequi, meaning "to follow." (The other contributor is the prefix ob-, meaning "toward.") Sequi is the source of a number of other English words, too, including consequence (a result that follows from an action), sequel (a novel, film, or TV show that follows and continues a story begun in another), and non sequitur (a conclusion that doesn't follow from what was said before).     Examples of OBSEQUIOUS   "Not pleasing others enough amounts to surliness, pleasing too much makes one obsequious—you have to be friendly, but not too friendly. The sweet spot in the middle is where you want to be." — Carlin Flora, Psychology Today, 1 July 2017   "She read up on professors beforehand and, if their written work was accessible, familiarized herself with it, so she could make mention of it. That flattered them and pegged her as a serious, considerate person. Taking that too far, of course, could be repulsively obsequious." — Frank Bruni, The New York Times, 19 Aug. 2018   Test Your Vocabulary   What is the meaning of sycophant?   VIEW THE ANSWER           WORD OF THE YEAR 2018     Justice + 10 more   Read why justice is our Word of the Year, plus lodestar, epiphany, pansexual, and 7 more top words!   SEE THE FULL LIST            MORE WORD FUN:     WORD GAMES          TRENDING NOW          WORDS AT PLAY      FOLLOW US:

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