smarmy

• Décrit une personne d'une politesse ou d'une flatterie excessive qui semble insincère et déplaisante.

Describes a person who is excessively polite, flattering, or ingratiating in a way that seems insincere and unpleasant.

1. Excessively ingratiatingC1informalbritish

   Behaving in a way that is unpleasantly polite and flattering, often to gain favor.

   Obséquieux, mielleux

   • The salesman was so smarmy that I didn't trust him.
   • She gave a smarmy smile while complimenting the boss.
   • His smarmy remarks made everyone uncomfortable.

   Synonymesfawninggrovellingingratiatingobsequiousservilesycophanticunctuous

   Antonymesbluntcandiddirectfrankgenuinesincerestraightforward