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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-795/
- Published: 2022-04-03T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-02-05T17:50:04.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:12

The word for today is…

obsequious (adjective):  
: marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsequious?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : According to the origin of the word, an obsequious person is more likely to be a follower than a leader. The word comes from Latin sequi, meaning “to follow”; the prefix ob- means “toward.”

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