Word of the Day: FAWNING

fawning (adj) - slavishly submissive, servile

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RELATED WORDS: to fawn means to show affection or to court favor in a cringing or servile way. Fawn can also mean a young deer or having a pale yellowish-brown color

“The fawning courtier and the surly squire often mean the same thing--each his own interest.” —George Berkeley