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adj
Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
attempting to win favor by flattery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bootlicking, fawning, toadyish
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, toadyish
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐκός (sūkophăntĭkós). By surface analysis, sycophant + -ic.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
