Thursday, 17 February 2011

Word 9: Obsequious


obsequious



(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive (Donald acted like Susan’s servant, obeying her every request in an obsequious manner.)
QUIZ RESULTS!
Thanks to everyone to took part in the quiz, it's great to see such enthusiasm! But, to follow the common convention of quizes, there can only be one victor. And in this case, that victor is...
 Kerykeion was the first blogger to give the correct answer; Earth and Water. Congratulations!
 A new quiz will be posted shortly!
I've been thinking about introducing prizes for quiz winners, so if you have any ideas (within the realms of sense and logic) post them in a comment and let me know! 
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22 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 07:27

    Cool word!
    Ah, you dont need to give prizes :S

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  2. Tó Rock17 February 2011 at 07:35

    I will impress my English teacher with that!

    I think that she doesn't know what it means!

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  3. Obi-wan Mikenobi17 February 2011 at 07:35

    Like my wife! You should write it out phonetically so I won't end up sounding like a dick when I try to pronounce it :P

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  4. Meghan Moran17 February 2011 at 07:44

    nice word, very fun to say haha

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  5. Someone17 February 2011 at 08:16

    this is a great word, doesnt it usually refer to the man and how he is to his wife.

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  6. The Game17 February 2011 at 08:37

    Grats to the winner ^^

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  7. Styron17 February 2011 at 08:47

    congratz man!

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  8. Linksss17 February 2011 at 08:57

    this is my dads favorite word, hes always trying to get me to say it

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  9. Galfraz17 February 2011 at 09:54

    Going to try and use that today.

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  10. jopjopjop17 February 2011 at 10:26

    congratz to Kerykeion!

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  11. Kerykeion17 February 2011 at 10:45

    Prizes would be awesome XD

    Nice share, never heard this word before.

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  12. Ramsay17 February 2011 at 12:43

    Good word man, I know a lot of people like that, this will come in handy...Obsequious.

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  13. mtn17 February 2011 at 13:35

    obsequious, gonna use that in a sentence tomorrow!

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  14. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 13:39

    Nice word, don't I can even use this one in a sentence.

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  15. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 13:53

    Learning new words is enough of a prize for me!

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  16. Andy8617 February 2011 at 15:09

    You spelt congratulations rather, creatively. But your gift of wonderful words to the world more than atones for it.

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  17. Major Mack17 February 2011 at 16:48

    Obsequious AKA "Mega HO"

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  18. Leviuqse17 February 2011 at 17:59

    man i got the answer right!!
    but i was too late!!

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  19. J17 February 2011 at 18:57

    me too!!!

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  20. Patti D.17 February 2011 at 23:49

    Well, you could just make a top 10 list with the winners, like a hall of fame.

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  21. Anonymous18 February 2011 at 02:28

    thanks for the info

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  22. Andy8618 February 2011 at 09:23

    Donald looks quite feminine

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