# Uriah Heepishness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Fawning, cloying servility and obsequiousness.

## Etymology
From Uriah Heepish + -ness: 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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