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- Dictionarysmarmy/ˈsmɑːmi/
adjective
- 1. ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is regarded as insincere or excessive: informal "a smarmy, unctuous reply"
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extremely polite or helpful or showing a lot of respect in a way that is annoying or does not seem sincere: She was trying to be friendly, but she just seemed smarmy and insincere. Synonyms. fulsome formal. oily (TOO FRIENDLY) oleaginous formal. unctuous formal disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Affected & insincere.
1. : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness. a tone of smarmy self-satisfaction New Yorker. 2. : of low sleazy taste or quality. smarmy eroticism. smarmily. ˈsmär-mə-lē. adverb. smarminess. ˈsmär-mē-nəs. noun. Did you know? The history of smarmy is oily.
Smarmy describes someone who goes way over the top trying to be suave and charming — fooling no one. A smarmy car salesman will compliment your outfit and your hair and your taste in cars, always with an unpleasant falseness.
If you describe someone as smarmy, you dislike them because they are unpleasantly polite and flattering, usually because they want you to like them or to do something for them.
extremely polite or helpful or showing a lot of respect in a way that is annoying or does not seem sincere: She was trying to be friendly, but she just seemed smarmy and insincere. Synonyms. fulsome formal. oily (TOO FRIENDLY) oleaginous formal. unctuous formal disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Affected & insincere.
Define smarmy. smarmy synonyms, smarmy pronunciation, smarmy translation, English dictionary definition of smarmy. adj. smarm·i·er , smarm·i·est 1. Excessively ingratiating or insincerely earnest. See Synonyms at unctuous. 2. Relating to or indulging in lewd conduct;...
Smarmy definition: excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.. See examples of SMARMY used in a sentence.
smarmy adjective & noun. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word smarmy mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word smarmy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
adjective. smarmier, smarmiest. Flattering in an oily, insincere manner; unctuous. Webster's New World. Excessively ingratiating or insincerely earnest. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Relating to or indulging in lewd conduct; smutty. Smarmy jokes.
adjective. /ˈsmɑːmi/ /ˈsmɑːrmi/ (comparative smarmier, superlative smarmiest) (informal, disapproving) too polite in a way that is not sincere synonym smooth. a smarmy salesman. To be honest I found the hotel staff rather smarmy. Want to learn more?
