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smarmy

smarm y |ˈsmärmē ˈsmɑrmi | adjective ( smarmier, smarmiest ) informal ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is perceived as insincere or excessive: a smarmy, unctuous reply. DERIVATIVES smarm i ly |-məlē |adverb, smarm i ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

smarmy

smarmy |ˈsmɑːmi | adjective ( smarmier, smarmiest ) informal ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is regarded as insincere or excessive: a smarmy, unctuous reply. DERIVATIVES smarmily adverb, smarminess noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

smarmy

smarmy adjective informal his smarmy confessions make me sick: unctuous, ingratiating, slick, oily, greasy, obsequious, sycophantic, fawning; informal slimy, sucky.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

smarmy

smarmy adjective informal he's too smarmy: unctuous, ingratiating, smooth, slick, oily, greasy, fulsome, flattering, obsequious, sycophantic, fawning; informal slimy, sucky, soapy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

smarmy

smarm y /smɑ́ː r mi /形容詞 ⦅英 くだけて ⦆〈態度などが 〉媚 (こ ) びへつらった, お世辞がましい .