# Uriah Heepishly

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. In a cloying, insincerely obsequious manner.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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