Obsequious

He is putting me in mind of a type of client that Irving Yalom describes in his group therapy text: “Obsequious and carefully avoiding any sign of aggressivity, they are often masochistic, rushing into self-flagellation before anyone else can pummel them.”

THE HUSBANDS AND WIVES CLUB LAURIE ABRAHAM 2010

Obsequious waiters instantly swarm the scene, putting up room dividers, dragging away corpses and apologizing profusely to diners for the disturbance.

The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

Obsequious waiters instantly swarm the scene, putting up room dividers, dragging away corpses and apologizing profusely to diners for the disturbance.

The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

Obsequious waiters instantly swarm the scene, putting up room dividers, dragging away corpses and apologizing profusely to diners for the disturbance.

The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

Obsequious waiters instantly swarm the scene, putting up room dividers, dragging away corpses and apologizing profusely to diners for the disturbance.

The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

Obsequious and servile demeanor should be saved for one's spouse, where it can do some good.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

Obsequious to his boss -- he wouldn't sit down with Stambolic until told to do so -- he was tough on underlings.

The Balkans Bully, Few Friends 2008

Obsequious grooms came running to take their reins.

Knife of Dreams Jordan, Robert, 1948- 2005

Obsequious waiters took his dressing – bag and overcoat, the landlord himself welcomed him at the door.

For the term of his natural life 2004

Obsequious to the last moment, the jackal makes haste to fill his belly from the ribs of his late lion almost before he is cold.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 Various