sycophantic
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syc·o·phant
(sĭk′ə-fənt, sī′kə-)n.
A person who attempts to gain advantage by flattering influential people or behaving in a servile manner.
[Latin sȳcophanta, informer, slanderer, from Greek sūkophantēs, informer, from sūkon phainein, to show a fig (perhaps originally said of denouncers of theft or exportation of figs or of persons making a lascivious gesture resembling a fig) : sūkon, fig + phainein, to show; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
syc′o·phan′tic (-făn′tĭk), syc′o·phan′ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl) adj.
syc′o·phan′ti·cal·ly adv.
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sycophantic
(ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk)adj
using flattery to win favour from individuals wielding influence; toadyish; obsequious
ˌsycoˈphantically adv
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| Adj. | 1. | sycophantic - attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" |
| 2. | sycophantic - attempting to win favor by flattery servile - submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work" |
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sycophantic
adjective obsequious, grovelling, ingratiating, servile, crawling, flattering, cringing, fawning, slimy, slavish, unctuous, smarmy (Brit. informal), toadying, parasitical, arse-licking (taboo slang), bootlicking (informal), timeserving his clique of sycophantic friends
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[ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk] adj → flagorneur/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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adj → kriecherisch, unterwürfig
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[ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk] adj (frm) → ossequioso/a, adulatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995