Heepish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness.
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Heep + -ish: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, a yes man noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity.