All 3 Uses of
obsequious
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- The viceregal cavalcade passed, greeted by obsequious policemen, out of Parkgate.†
Chpt 10 *obsequious = excessively eager to flatter or serve
- The cavalcade passed out by the lower gate of Phoenix park saluted by obsequious policemen and proceeded past Kingsbridge along the northern quays.†
Chpt 10
- —Give you good den, my masters, said he with an obsequious bow.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
too eager to please, flatter, or obey someone -- often in a way that seems insincere