ingratiating

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ingratiating

adjective more ingratiating · most ingratiating

Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another, often with flattery or insincerity; smarmy; unctuous; oily. an ingratiating smile.
Similar: honeyed, unctuous

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of ingratiate

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Français	hypocrite, flagorneur
Deutsch	schmeichlerisch

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@misc{ingratiating_2026,
  title = {ingratiating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ingratiating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}