...his clique of sycophantic friends...
We heard the sound of sycophantic laughter.
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Sycophantic — Syc o*phan tic, Sycophantical Syc o*phan tic*al, a. [Cf. Gr. ? slanderous.] Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic. [1913 Webster] To be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sycophantic — index obsequious, sequacious, servile, subservient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sycophantic — syc|o|phan|tic [ˌsıkəˈfæntık] adj formal praising important or powerful people too much because you want to get something from them used in order to show disapproval ▪ sycophantic journalists ▪ a sycophantic letter >sycophancy [ˈsıkəfənsi] n… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sycophantic — adjective Date: 1676 of, relating to, or characteristic of a sycophant ; fawning, obsequious < sycophantic compliments > • sycophantically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
sycophantic — adjective his clique of sycophantic friends Syn: obsequious, servile, subservient, deferential, groveling, toadying, fawning, flattering, ingratiating, cringing, unctuous, slavish; informal smarmy, bootlicking, brown nosing … Thesaurus of popular words
sycophantic — sycophant ► NOUN ▪ a person who flatters someone important in a servile way. DERIVATIVES sycophancy noun sycophantic adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting an informer: from Greek sukophant s, from sukon fig + phainein to show , perhaps with… … English terms dictionary
sycophantic — See sycophant. * * * … Universalium
sycophantic — adjective /sɪkəˈfæntɪk/ given to obsequious flattery. See Also: sycophant … Wiktionary
sycophantic — Synonyms and related words: abject, adulatory, backscratching, beggarly, bland, blandishing, blarneying, bootlicking, buttery, cajoling, complimentary, courtierly, courtly, cowering, crawling, cringing, crouching, fair spoken, fawning, fine… … Moby Thesaurus
sycophantic — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. slavish, servile, subservient; see docile , obsequious … English dictionary for students
