Ob-sē'qui-ous, a.

a. [Lat. obsequiosus, from obsequium, compliance, from obsequi; Fr. obséquieux, Sp. obsequioso, It. ossequioso. See OBSEQUY.] 1. Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of another. [Obs.] His servants weeping. Obsequious to his orders, bear him hither. Addison.

2. Hence, servilely or meanly condescending; compliant to excess; as, an obsequious flatterer, minion, or parasite.
3. Pertaining to obsequies; funereal. [Rare.] “To do obsequious sorrow.” Shak.

Syn.—Yielding; attentive; compliant; obedient; servile. See YIELDING.