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Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power.

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  1. a. Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power.
  2. n. An obsequious compliance with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of one's independence, and sometimes of one's integrity.
  3. adj. taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
  4. Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or thehumors of those in power.
  5. s taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit