Obsequious has 4 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The obsequious waiter is usually assigned the best table because he always curries favor with his manager and superiors. | |
| 2. | Obsequious people make me feel uncomfortable. | |
| 3. | He is obsequious to the higher-ups and arrogant towards his underlings. | |
| 4. | If Tom senses even the slightest lack of obsequious deference, he explodes into a hail of random and spontaneous insults. | |
| 5. | Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues, and ending tyrants. | |
| 6. | Tom, known to be obsequious, always tried to court favour with the boss. |