Obsequious
obsequious
Y
諂媚的,奉承的
[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
D
–adjective
1. characterized by or showing servile [sur-vil, -vahyl]
complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious [bow].
2. servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious [servants].
3. obedient; dutiful.
—Synonyms
1. sycophantic, flattering. 2. cringing, submissive. See servile.
That judgment applies particularly to Bardem's performance as the loathsome Lorenzo. In the beginning, as he volunteers to lead the newly revived Inquisition, he is all soft-voiced reason. He is polite to the point of obsequiousness, not only to his church superiors, but even to the people he torments.
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complaisance deferential
fawn
sychophantic cringe
flinch flinty
obsequious sycophantic
effrontery shameless, impudence, presumption
impudent
imprudent
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