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sycophantic

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syc·o·phant  (sk-fnt, sk-)
n.
A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.

[Latin scophanta, informer, slanderer, from Greek skophants, informer, from skon phainein, to show a fig (probably originally said of denouncers of theft or exportation of figs) : skon, fig + phainein, to show; see bh-1 in Indo-European roots.]

syco·phantic (-fntk), syco·phanti·cal (-t-kl) adj.
syco·phanti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sycophantic - attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
2.sycophantic - attempting to win favor by flattery
servile - submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

sycophantic
Translations
sycophantic [sɪkəˈfæntɪk] adjflagorneur/euse
sycophantic [sɪkəˈfæntɪk] sycophant adjkriecherisch
sycophantic [sɪkəˈfæntɪk] adjossequioso/a, adulatore/trice


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