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Smarmy

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Adjective

1. buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Example Sentences:
'buttery praise'
'gave him a fulsome introduction'
'an oily sycophantic press agent'
'oleaginous hypocrisy'
'smarmy self-importance'
'the unctuous Uriah Heep'
'soapy compliments'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Smarmy

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adjectiveWord forms: smarmier or smarmiest
British informal
obsequiously flattering or unpleasantly suave

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Smarmy

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈsmarmier or ˈsmarmiest
British, Informal
flattering in an oily, insincere manner; unctuous

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Smarmy

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adj. smarm·i·er, smarm·i·est
1. Excessively ingratiating or insincerely earnest. See Synonyms at unctuous.
2. Relating to or indulging in lewd conduct; smutty: smarmy jokes.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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