timeserving

timeserving
I. noun Date: 1621 the behavior or practice of a timeserver II. adjective Date: 1621 marked by or revealing a lack of independence or integrity <
a mean, timeserving little man, grovelling odiously before the wealthy people — Peter Forster
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  • Timeserving — Time serv ing, 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Temporizing. Usage: {Timeserving},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Timeserving — Time serv ing, a. Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • timeserving — index undependable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • timeserving — See timeserver. * * * …   Universalium

  • timeserving — noun A variant of time serving …   Wiktionary

  • timeserving — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. opportunistic, tricky, sycophantic; see sly 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • timeserving — n. conforming to popular opinion, going with the flow …   English contemporary dictionary

  • timeserving — adj selfish, self seeking, self serving, self indulgent; opportunistic, careerist, ambitious for oneself, Inf. looking out for number one, Obs. timepleasing; venal, mercenary, fortune hunting, gold digging, Inf. on the make, Inf. on the take, Inf …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • timeserving — adjective taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit • Syn: ↑opportunist, ↑opportunistic • Similar to: ↑expedient • Derivationally related forms: ↑opportunism (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • timeserver — timeserving, adj., n. timeservingness, n. /tuym serr veuhr/, n. a person who shapes his or her conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, esp. for selfish ends. [1565 75; TIME + SERVER] * * * …   Universalium

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