grovelling
adjective/ˈɡrɒvlɪŋ/
/ˈɡrɑːvlɪŋ/
(US English groveling)
[only before noun] (disapproving)- showing too much respect to somebody who is more important than you or who can give you something you want
- a grovelling letter of apology
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