English Explanatory Dictionary

Uriah Heepishly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a cloying, insincerely obsequious manner.

Word forms

Uriah Heepishly more Uriah Heepishly most Uriah Heepishly

Etymology

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

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