Kali informs me that my ability to correctly use the word "obsequious" in regular conversation is "very sexy." "No one I know uses that word" she continues. "You're so sexy when you talk like that."
For your edification, from Merriam-Webster Online
ob·se·qui·ous
Pronunciation: &b-'sE-kwE-&s, äb-; Function: adjective; Etymology: Middle English, compliant, from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to comply, from ob- toward + sequi to follow -- more at OB-, SUE; Date: 15th century
: marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
synonym see SUBSERVIENT
- ob·se·qui·ous·ly adverb
- ob·se·qui·ous·ness noun
For your edification, from Merriam-Webster Online
ob·se·qui·ous
Pronunciation: &b-'sE-kwE-&s, äb-; Function: adjective; Etymology: Middle English, compliant, from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to comply, from ob- toward + sequi to follow -- more at OB-, SUE; Date: 15th century
: marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
synonym see SUBSERVIENT
- ob·se·qui·ous·ly adverb
- ob·se·qui·ous·ness noun
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