smarmy | ||
1. | [ adjective ] unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | |
Synonyms: | oily fulsome oleaginous unctuous buttery | |
Examples: | "buttery praise" "gave him a fulsome introduction" "an oily sycophantic press agent" "oleaginous hypocrisy" "smarmy self-importance" "the unctuous Uriah Heep" |
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Related terms: | insincere | |
Similar spelling: |
smarm smarmily Smyrnium smyrna |