- bootlicking
- bootlicking ootlicking adj.
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.
Syn: fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish, ass-kissing. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bootlicking
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bootlicking — noun (U) informal behaviour that is too friendly to someone in a position of authority, in order to get advantages for yourself bootlicker noun (C) bootlicking adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bootlicking — v. flatter; grovel, be servile; kiss up to (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
bootlicking — adjective 1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery • Syn: ↑fawning, ↑obsequious, ↑sycophantic, ↑toadyish • Similar to: ↑insincere • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flattery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Undue adulation Nouns 1. flattery, adulation, blandishment, cajolery; fawning, wheedling, coquetry, sycophancy, flunkeyism, servility, toadying, incense, honeyed words, flummery, blarney; lip service,… … English dictionary for students
obsequious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abject, fawning, sycophantic, cringing, servile, truckling, compliant. See servility, respect. Ant., dominant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. docile, submissive, cringing, slavish, sycophantic,… … English dictionary for students
fawning — adj 1. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. vernile; submissive, docile, unassertive, compliant, acquiescent, deferential, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; groveling, crawling, creeping,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fawning — adjective 1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery • Syn: ↑bootlicking, ↑obsequious, ↑sycophantic, ↑toadyish • Similar to: ↑insincere • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sycophantic — adjective 1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery • Syn: ↑bootlicking, ↑fawning, ↑obsequious, ↑toadyish • Similar to: ↑insincere • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
toadyish — adjective 1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery • Syn: ↑bootlicking, ↑fawning, ↑obsequious, ↑sycophantic • Similar to: ↑insincere • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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