Translation for "obsequeous" to spanish

Obsequeous

adjective

• servil
• aplicado

Translation examples

servil adjective

the elaborate phrases he had prepared sat not at all in his sailor’s mouth, and at the end of every awkward, halting line, he stopped and darted a look over at the Chinese with a nervous agitation that approached obsequity.
El elaborado discurso que se había preparado no pegaba nada en una boca más acostumbrada al rudo lenguaje del mar, y se interrumpía con torpeza al final de cada frase para dirigir una mirada nerviosa y casi servil al chino.