ingratiatory — adjective 1. pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade a coaxing and obsequious voice her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable • Syn: ↑coaxing • Similar to: ↑persuasive 2. calculated to please or gain favor … Useful english dictionary
ingratiatory — adjective see ingratiate … New Collegiate Dictionary
ingratiatory — See ingratiation. * * * … Universalium
ingratiatory — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Purposefully contrived to gain favor: ingratiating, insinuating, saccharine, sugary. See PAIN … English dictionary for students
ingratiatory — in·gra·tia·to·ry … English syllables
ingratiatory — /ɪnˈgreɪʃiətri/ (say in graysheeuhtree) adjective serving or intended to ingratiate …
coaxing — I noun flattery designed to gain favor • Syn: ↑blarney, ↑soft soap, ↑sweet talk • Derivationally related forms: ↑coax, ↑blarney (for: ↑bla … Useful english dictionary
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
insinuating — adjective calculated to please or gain favor a smooth ingratiating manner • Syn: ↑ingratiating, ↑ingratiatory • Similar to: ↑flattering • Derivationally related forms: ↑ingratiate ( … Useful english dictionary
coaxing — coax ing adj. 1. p. pr. of {coax}; as, the boys coaxing voices. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; as, bending in coaxing postures over the guns. Syn: ingratiatory. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English