Blandiloquous

Blandiloquous
Blandiloquous Blan*dil"o*quous, Blandiloquious Blan*di*lo"qui*ous, a. Fair-spoken; flattering. [1913 Webster]

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  • Blandiloquious — Blandiloquous Blan*dil o*quous, Blandiloquious Blan*di*lo qui*ous, a. Fair spoken; flattering. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • complimentary — adj 1. commendatory, laudatory, celebratory, acclamatory, adulatory; eulogistic, encomiastic, panegyrical; flattering, cajoling, wheedling, ingratiating, timeserving, Sl. bootlicking, Inf. apple polishing, Sl. brown nosing, Obs. blandering, Obs …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 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

  • ingratiating — adj 1. charming, winning, winsome, engaging, lovable, sweet; pleasant, cordial, friendly, affable, genial, familiar, agreeable, obliging; courteous, polite, well mannered, well bred; chivalrous, gallant, genteel; gracious, suave, urbane, smooth.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • servile — adj 1. slavish, obsequious, Obs. obse quent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. vernile; submissive, docile, unassertive, compliant, acquiescent, deferential, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; prostrate, obeisant, on one s knees;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • sycophantic — adj 1. fawning, flattering, truckling, wheedling, toadying, toadyish, ingratiating, timeserving, sycophantical or sycophantish, Sl. bootlicking, Sl. footlicking, Sl. apple polishing, Sl. brown nosing, Obs. blanding, Obs., Rare. blandiloquous;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • toadyish — adj 1. sycophantic, sycophantical, sycophantish, fawning, flattering, truckling, wheedling, toadying; ingratiating, timeserving, Inf. bootlicking, Sl. apple polishing, Sl. brown nosing, Obs., Rare. blandiloquous; buttery, candied, unctuous, oily …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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