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Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another. The implication is often of flattery or insincerity.
That was an ingratiating smile.
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ingratiating — adj. 1. capable of winning favor; as, with open arms and an ingratiating smile. [WordNet 1.5] 2. calculated to please or gain favor; as, an unctuous, ingratiating manner. Syn: ingratiatory. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingratiating — index obsequious, servile, subservient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ingratiating — [adj] fawning, servile charming, crawling, deferential, disarming, flattering, humble, insinuating, obsequious, saccharine, serving, silken, smarmy, soft, sycophantic, toadying*, unctuous; concept 401 Ant. deterring, disgusting, repellent … New thesaurus
ingratiating — [[t]ɪngre͟ɪʃieɪtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone or their behaviour as ingratiating, you mean that they try to make people like them. He said this with an ingratiating smile at John... His fellow students had found him too … English dictionary
ingratiating — adjective 1. capable of winning favor with open arms and an ingratiating smile • Similar to: ↑pleasing 2. calculated to please or gain favor a smooth ingratiating manner • Syn: ↑insinuating, ↑ingratiatory … Useful english dictionary
Ingratiating — Ingratiate In*gra ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingratiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingratiating}.] [Pref. in in + L. gratia. See {Grace}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingratiating — adjective Date: 1655 1. capable of winning favor ; pleasing < an ingratiating smile > 2. intended or adopted in order to gain favor ; flattering • ingratiatingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
ingratiating — ingratiatingly, adv. /in gray shee ay ting/, adj. 1. charming; agreeable; pleasing. 2. deliberately meant to gain favor: an ingratiating manner. [1635 45; INGRATIATE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
ingratiating — in|gra|ti|at|ing [ınˈgreıʃieıtıŋ] adj trying too hard to get someone s approval used to show disapproval ▪ an ingratiating smile >ingratiatingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
ingratiating — in|gra|ti|at|ing [ ın greıʃi,eıtıŋ ] adjective done in an attempt to get someone s approval: an ingratiating nod/smile ╾ in|gra|ti|at|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
