obsequiously

English

Etymology

From obsequious +‎ -ly.

Adverb

obsequiously (comparative more obsequiously, superlative most obsequiously)

1. in an obsequious manner
   • c. 1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Sims [and Peter Short] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

     Whilſt I a while obſequiouſly lament
     The vntimely fall of vertuous Lancaſter: […]

Synonyms

• fawningly, subserviently