1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grovel.

2. (a.) Lying prone; low; debased.

abject accumbent apple-polishing ass-kissing backscratching beggarly bootlicking brown-nosing couchant couche cowering crawling cringing crouching decumbent draped fawnery fawning flat flattering flunkyism footlicking handshaking hangdog ingratiating ingratiation insinuation kowtowing lolling lounging lying mealymouthed mealymouthedness obeisance obeisant obsequious obsequiousness on bended knee parasitic parasitism procumbent prone prostrate prostration reclining recumbent reposing resupine sniveling sponging sprawled sprawling spread supine sycophancy sycophantic timeserving toadeating toadying toadyish toadyism truckling tufthunting