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 Definitions of smarmy  [ˈsmɑr mi]  

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Definition of 'smarmy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) smarmy
excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.

Etymology:  (1905–10; var. of dial. smalm to smear (of obscure orig.) + -y1)

Definition of 'smarmy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
"buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"


Translation of 'smarmy' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: over-respectful and inclined to use flattery
I can't bear his smarmy manner.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: opdringerig, vleiend Arabic flag Arabic: مُبالِغ في الإحْتِرام Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: подмазващ (се)
Brazilian flag Brazilian: bajulador Czech flag Czech: podlézavý German flag German: kriecherisch
Danish flag Danish: slesk Greek flag Greek: γλείφτης (μτφ.), γλοιώδης Spanish flag Spanish: zalamero
Estonian flag Estonian: lipitsev Farsi flag Farsi: چاپلوس Finnish flag Finnish: lipevä
French flag French: obséquieux Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַחנִיף Hindi flag Hindi: चापलूस
Croatian flag Croatian: ulagivački, licemjeran Hungarian flag Hungarian: mézesmázos Indonesian flag Indonesian: sombong
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fleðulegur Italian flag Italian: servile, mellifluo Japanese flag Japanese: おせじたらたらの
Korean flag Korean: 지나치게 아첨하는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: įsiteikiantis, padlaižiau Latvian flag Latvian: lišķīgs
Malay flag Malay: sombong Dutch flag Dutch: flikflooiend Norwegian flag Norwegian: smisket, slesk
Polish flag Polish: przymilny Persian flag Persian: چاپلوس Pashto flag Pashto: غوړه مالى، چاپلوسى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: bajulador Romanian flag Romanian: mieros, slugarnic Russian flag Russian: льстивый, вкрадчивый
Slovak flag Slovak: podlízavý Slovenian flag Slovenian: prilizovalski Serbian flag Serbian: dodvoravajući
Swedish flag Swedish: inställsam, sliskig Thai flag Thai: ประจบสอพลอ Turkish flag Turkish: yaltak(çı)
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 愛說奉承話的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: підлесливий, улесливий Urdu flag Urdu: خوشامدی، چاپلوس
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: xun xoe, nịnh nọt Chinese flag Chinese: 爱说奉承话的,逢迎拍马的

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