flatteringly

flat·ter ¹

 (flăt′ər)

v. flat·tered, flat·ter·ing, flat·ters

v.tr.

1. To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor.

2. To please or gratify the vanity of: "What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering" (George Bernard Shaw).

3.

a. To portray favorably: a photograph that flatters its subject.

b. To show off becomingly or advantageously.

v.intr.

To practice flattery.

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[Middle English flateren, from Old French flater, of Germanic origin; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

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flat′ter·er n.

flat′ter·ing·ly adv.

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flat·ter ²

 (flăt′ər)

n.

1. A flat-faced swage or hammer used by blacksmiths.

2. A die plate for flattening metal into strips, as in the manufacture of watch springs.

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Translations

flatteringly

[ˈflætərɪŋlɪ] ADV [speak] → de forma halagadora
he was flatteringly attentive → era tan atento que resultaba halagador

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flatteringly

[ˈflætərɪŋli] adv (= attractively) → flatteusement

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flatteringly

adv

say, write → schmeichlerisch

(= becomingly, attractively) posed, dressed → vorteilhaft

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flatteringly

[ˈflætərɪŋlɪ] adv → in modo lusinghiero

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