toadyish

toadyish
Sycophantic; fawning.

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  • toadyish — adj 1. sycophantic, sycophantical, sycophantish, fawning, flattering, truckling, wheedling, toadying; ingratiating, timeserving, Inf. bootlicking, Sl. apple polishing, Sl. brown nosing, Obs., Rare. blandiloquous; buttery, candied, unctuous, oily …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • toadyish — toady·ish …   English syllables

  • toadyish — adjective 1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery • Syn: ↑bootlicking, ↑fawning, ↑obsequious, ↑sycophantic • Similar to: ↑insincere • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • toady — toadyish, adj. toadyism, n. /toh dee/, n., pl. toadies, v., toadied, toadying. n. 1. an obsequious flatterer; sycophant. v.t. 2. to be the toady to. v.i. 3. to be a toady. [1680 90; TOAD + Y2] Syn. 1. fawner, yes man, parasite, apple polisher. *… …   Universalium

  • bootlicking — adjective 1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery • Syn: ↑fawning, ↑obsequious, ↑sycophantic, ↑toadyish • Similar to: ↑insincere • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fawning — adjective 1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery • Syn: ↑bootlicking, ↑obsequious, ↑sycophantic, ↑toadyish • Similar to: ↑insincere • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • sycophantic — adjective 1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery • Syn: ↑bootlicking, ↑fawning, ↑obsequious, ↑toadyish • Similar to: ↑insincere • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bootlicking — ootlicking adj. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery. Syn: fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish, ass kissing. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • abject — Synonyms and related words: abominable, accepting, acquiescent, agreeable, apologetic, arrant, assenting, atrocious, backscratching, base, beggarly, bootlicking, cheesy, complaisant, compliable, compliant, complying, consenting, contemptible,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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