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[syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
smarmy
adj 1: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in
manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome
introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent";
"oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the
unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments" [syn:
buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy,
soapy, unctuous]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "smarmy":
adulatory, bland, blandishing, blarneying, buttery, cajoling,
complimentary, courtierly, courtly, fair-spoken, fawning,
fine-spoken, flattering, fulsome, glassy, glossy, gushing,
honey-mouthed, honey-tongued, honeyed, insincere, insinuating,
mealymouthed, obsequious, oily, oily-tongued, oleaginous, polished,
slick, slimy, slobbery, smooth, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued,
soapy, soft-soaping, sycophantic, unctuous, wheedling