sycophantic
/ˌsɪ kə ˈfæn tɪk/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- (adj) attempting to win favor by flattery
Synonym(s)
Usage(s):
- But I have gotten more business by being direct and honest than I ever got being obsequious and sycophantic.
- But I have gotten more business by being direct and honest than I ever got being obsequious and sycophantic.
Quotes
- "I would like to have been a student here - it looks like a really nice campus," he said. "I am not being sycophantic, but the University of Leicester has a very good reputation. I am deeply honoured to have been offered an honorary doctor of...on Jun 30, 2010 By: Terry Wogan Source: The Press Association
- Delivering this year's Nelson Mandela Lecture on Tuesday, Tutu said, among other things: "We should not too quickly want to pull rank and to demand an uncritical, sycophantic, obsequious conformity. We need to find ways in which we engage the hoi...on Nov 26, 2004 By: Desmond Tutu Source: SABC News
- "I didn't want to raise my kids in this weird, sycophantic society," said Wright, who has two kids with estranged husband Sean Penn.on Nov 5, 2009 By: Robin Wright Penn Source: Dose.ca
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