Heepish

English Etymology From en Heep -ish: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, a yes-man noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity. Adjective Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness. en 1863 Editor's Table The Continental Monthly III 1 Jan http://books.google.com/books?id=6aLNAAAAMAAJ&dq=heep-ish&pg=PA127#v=onepage&q=heep-ish&f=false 127 The London Times will, we presume, impugn the motives of the charity—call it Pecksniffian and Heep-ish—or possibly try to prove that the Federals had no hand in the good deed. en 2001 Nicholas Peel The Lost Story http://books.google.com/books?id=A9LhrwdmA58C&lpg=PA130&dq=heepish&pg=PA130#v=onepage&q=heepish&f=false 130 iUniverse The two functionaries were all oleaginous smiles and Heepish hand-wringing declaring their eagerness to be of service to such a fine and deserving young person. en 2004 w:Reginald Hill Good Morning, Midnight (Hill novel) Good Morning, Midnight http://books.google.com/books?id=APNEqi5I2N8C&lpg=PA82&dq=heepish&pg=PA82#v=onepage&q=heepish&f=false HarperCollins Dalziel scratched his crotch reflectively, then replied in a fawning Heepish tone, “I'm sorry, Mrs Maciver, I know what you must be feeling, but it's not my decision. ..." en 2014 w:Siri Hustvedt The Blazing World http://books.google.com/books?id=-676AgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA40&dq=heepish&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q=heepish&f=false 40 Simon and Schuster As an interviewer, i quickly grasped that the key was to ingratiate myself with the subject, to be admiring, even humble, but not Heepish. Derived terms en Heepishly Heepishness en eponyms terms derived from Dickensian works