obsequious
/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/adj
High School
1
Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
2
Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.
3
Of or pertaining to obsequies, funereal.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
#archaic#obsolete