obsequious
/əbˈsiːkwɪəs/
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American sound/əbˈsiːkwɪəs/
əbˈsiːkwɪəs
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əb - ˈsiːkwɪəs -> obsequious
Myanmar meaning
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obsequious /ǝb'si:kwiǝs/ adj ~ (to sb) (derog )
မျက်နှာလို မျက်နှာရ လုပ်သော။ ခယဝယလုပ်သော။ give an obsequious smile.
❏ obsequiously adv ခခယယ။ မျက်နှာလိုမျက်နှာရ။ obsequiousness n [U]
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- obsequious /ǝb'si:kwiǝs/ adj ~ (to sb) ( derog ) မျက်နှာလို မျက်နှာရ လုပ်သော။ ခယဝယလုပ်သော။ give an obsequious smile. ❏ obsequiously adv ခခယယ။ မျက်နှာလိုမျက်နှာရ။ obsequiousness n [U]
Synonyms
flattering, toadying, submissive, sycophantic, fawning, abject, beggarly, brownnosing, complacent, compliable, compliant, cringing, crouching, deferential, enslaved, groveling, ingratiating, kowtowing, menial, obeisant, oily, parasitic, parasitical, prostrate, respectful, reverential, servile, slavish, smarmy, sneaking, sniveling, spineless, stipendiary, subject, subordinate, subservient, unctuous
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