Lackey is a direct
borrowing into English from the medieval French word laquais
What does lackey mean?
1a : footman sense 2, servant. b : someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another. 2 : a servile
follower
: toady. lackey.
Is lackey an insult?
Lackey is typically used as a derogatory term
for a servant with little or no self-respect who belittles himself in order to gain an advantage
. Such advantage is often assumed to be slight, temporary and often illusory.
What is a lackey boy?
A lackey is
someone who works for someone else and tries to get ahead by kissing up to his superiors
. … From this earliest meaning came the sense of lackey as a “toady” or “sycophant,” someone who fawns and flatters in order to get what they want.
What is meant by improvident?
:
not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
.
What is a toady person?
:
one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
: sycophant. toady. verb. toadied; toadying.
Is lackadaisical a real word?
without interest
, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt. lazy; indolent: a lackadaisical fellow.
What foot man means?
1a archaic : a traveler on foot :
pedestrian
. b : infantryman. 2a : a servant in livery formerly attending a rider or required to run in front of his master’s carriage. b : a servant who serves at table, tends the door, and runs errands.
What does bested mean?
Meaning of bested in English
to defeat someone in a fight or competition
: He bested his opponent in just two rounds. Synonyms. outdo. outflank.
What is a lackey or servile follower?
noun A fawning , servile follower;
a lickspittle
.
What does improvident mean in law?
A judgment, decree, rule, Injunction, etc., when given or renderedwithout adequate consideration by the court, or without proper information as toall the circumstances affecting it, or
based upon a mistaken assumption
or misleadinginformation or advice, is sometimes said to have been “improvidently” given or issued.
What is an improvident bargain?
The majority states that a “bargain is
improvident if it unduly advantages the stronger party or unduly disadvantages the more vulnerable”
(emphasis ours), and notes that improvidence is measured at the time of contract formation.[ 2]
What does husbanding mean in English?
/ˈhʌz.bənd/
to use something carefully so that you do not use
all of it. Synonyms. conserve.
What is the meaning of Psychophant?
syc·o·phant
(sĭk′ə-fənt, sī′kə-)
A person who attempts to gain advantage by flattering influential people or behaving in a servile manner
.
What is obsequious behavior?
characterized
by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please
; deferential; fawning: an obsequious bow;obsequious servants. obedient; dutiful.
What is the word effete mean?
effete • ih-FEET • adjective. 1 :
no longer fertile
2 a : having lost character, vitality, or strength b : marked by weakness or decadence c : soft or delicate from or as if from a pampered existence 3 : having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner.
