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smarmy

/ˈsmɑː.mi/

Tradução: Descreve uma pessoa que é excessivamente educada, bajuladora ou servil de um jeito que parece falso e desagradável.

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Relações da palavra

adjective

/ˈsmɑː.mi/C1formalbritish
  • ptDescreve uma pessoa que é excessivamente educada, bajuladora ou servil de um jeito que parece falso e desagradável.

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.

    ptLisonjeiro

    • 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.

    Sinônimosfawninggrovellingingratiatingobsequiousservilesycophanticunctuous

    Antônimosbluntcandiddirectfrankgenuinesincerestraightforward

Formas
  • smarmier comparative form
  • smarmiest superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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