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81servile — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. menial, beggarly, cringing; see humble 1 , 2 , obsequious . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [SUR vile] submissive or subservient, like a servant or slave. He smiled and nodded in the proper servile… …
82fulsome — means odiously insincere. Fulsome praise, properly used, isn’t a lavish tribute; it is unctuous and insincere toadying …
83toady — (n.) servile parasite, 1826, apparently shortened from toad eater fawning flatterer (1742), originally referring to the assistant of a charlatan, who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the …
84fulsome — is one of the most frequently misapplied words in English. The sense that is usually accorded it of being abundant or unstinting is almost the opposite of the words historic meaning. Fulsome is related to foul and means odious or overfull,… …
85kiss ass — vb American to abase oneself, flatter or curry favour. A contemptuous description of obsequi ous or toadying behaviour. ► You wouldn t like it [working in a large corporation]; the first thing you d have to do is to learn to kiss ass. (Recorded,… …
86kerb-crawling — looking for a prostitute Done by a man who drives slowly in an area known to be frequented by prostitutes: [George Wigg] was now fulfilling that function in the Lords, where his selfrighteous pomposity would continue until pricked by… …
87toady — noun (plural toadies) 1》 a person who behaves obsequiously towards others. 2》 Australian term for pufferfish. verb (toadies, toadying, toadied) act obsequiously. Derivatives toadyish adjective toadyism no …
88toady — 1 noun (C) informal someone who pretends to like an important person so that they will help you 2 verb (I) to pretend to like an important person so that they will help you (+ to): toadying to the boss …
89fawning — adjective her fawning personal staff Syn: obsequious, servile, sycophantic, flattering, ingratiating, unctuous, oleaginous, groveling, crawling; informal bootlicking, smarmy, sucky, brown nosing, toadying …
90flattery — noun she s simply not vain enough to fall for your flattery Syn: praise, adulation, compliments, blandishments, honeyed words; fawning, blarney, cajolery; formal encomium; informal sweet talk, soft soap, snow job, buttering up, toadying …
