smarmier

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• smarmier — smarm·y || smÉ‘rmɪ / smɑː adj. excessively ingratiating, unctuous; sleek and smooth …   English contemporary dictionary

• smarmy — adjective (smarmier; est) Etymology: smarm to gush, slobber Date: 1924 1. revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness < a tone of smarmy self satisfaction New Yorker > 2. of low sleazy taste or quality < smarmy eroticism > • …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• smarmy — smarmily, adv. /smahr mee/, adj., smarmier, smarmiest. excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.: the emcee with the smarmy welcome. [1905 10; smarm, var. of dial. smalm to smear, make slick ( < ?) + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

• smarmy — [[t]smɑ͟ː(r)mi[/t]] smarmier, smarmiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as smarmy, you dislike them because they are unpleasantly polite and flattering, usually because they want you to like them or to do something for them.… …   English dictionary

• smarmy — adjective (smarmier, smarmiest) Brit. informal excessively flattering or ingratiating. Derivatives smarmily adverb smarminess noun …   English new terms dictionary

• smarmy — UK [ˈsmɑː(r)mɪ] / US [ˈsmɑrmɪ] adjective Word forms smarmy : adjective smarmy comparative smarmier superlative smarmiest informal extremely pleasant and polite in a way that seems false …   English dictionary

• smarmy — [smär′mē] adj. smarmier, smarmiest [< smarm, smalm, to bedaub, smear (< ?) + Y2] [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] flattering in an oily, insincere manner; unctuous smarmily adv. smarminess n …   English World dictionary

• smarmy — adj. (smarmier, smarmiest) colloq. ingratiating; flattering; obsequious. Derivatives: smarmily adv. smarminess n …   Useful english dictionary