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Sycophantic

//sɪkəˈfæntɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.

    "The sycophantic slags all say / "I knew him first, and I knew him well""

Adjective
  1. 1
    attempting to win favor by flattery wordnet
  2. 2
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐκός (sūkophăntĭkós). By surface analysis, sycophant + -ic.

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