English Explanatory Dictionary

Heepishness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fawning, cloying servility and obsequiousness.

Word forms

Heepishness Uriah Heepishness

Etymology

From Heepish + -ness: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man.

Related words

Heepish Heepishly Uriah Heep Uriah Heepish Uriah Heepishly
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