He said this with an ingratiating smile at John...
His fellow students had found him too ingratiating.
English dictionary. 2008.
ingratiating — adj. 1. capable of winning favor; as, with open arms and an ingratiating smile. [WordNet 1.5] 2. calculated to please or gain favor; as, an unctuous, ingratiating manner. Syn: ingratiatory. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingratiating — index obsequious, servile, subservient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ingratiating — [adj] fawning, servile charming, crawling, deferential, disarming, flattering, humble, insinuating, obsequious, saccharine, serving, silken, smarmy, soft, sycophantic, toadying*, unctuous; concept 401 Ant. deterring, disgusting, repellent … New thesaurus
ingratiating — adjective 1. capable of winning favor with open arms and an ingratiating smile • Similar to: ↑pleasing 2. calculated to please or gain favor a smooth ingratiating manner • Syn: ↑insinuating, ↑ingratiatory … Useful english dictionary
Ingratiating — Ingratiate In*gra ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingratiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingratiating}.] [Pref. in in + L. gratia. See {Grace}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingratiating — adjective Date: 1655 1. capable of winning favor ; pleasing < an ingratiating smile > 2. intended or adopted in order to gain favor ; flattering • ingratiatingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
ingratiating — ingratiatingly, adv. /in gray shee ay ting/, adj. 1. charming; agreeable; pleasing. 2. deliberately meant to gain favor: an ingratiating manner. [1635 45; INGRATIATE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
ingratiating — adjective Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another. The implication is often of flattery or insincerity. That was an ingratiating smile … Wiktionary
ingratiating — in|gra|ti|at|ing [ınˈgreıʃieıtıŋ] adj trying too hard to get someone s approval used to show disapproval ▪ an ingratiating smile >ingratiatingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
ingratiating — in|gra|ti|at|ing [ ın greıʃi,eıtıŋ ] adjective done in an attempt to get someone s approval: an ingratiating nod/smile ╾ in|gra|ti|at|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
