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ˈsmɑr mismarmy

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  1. smarmyadjective

    Synonyms:
    ingratiating, oily, flattering, gushing, smug

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuousadjective

    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"

    Synonyms:
    fulsome, saponaceous, greasy, soapy, sebaceous, unctuous, buttery, oleaginous, oily

    Antonyms:
    sincere

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  1. Christy Brinkley:

    I’ve always found him smarmy, as in, ‘Watch out, part the waves, the rich people are coming, everything is gold, solid 24-carat gold, the best, the greatest, nobody else has more gold on anything in their house than me. Did you bring a brush? Let’s gold-leaf it!’.


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