English adjective: smarmy | |||
| 1. | smarmy unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | ||
| Samples | Buttery praise. Gave him a fulsome introduction. An oily sycophantic press agent. Oleaginous hypocrisy. Smarmy self-importance. The unctuous Uriah Heep. Soapy compliments. | ||
| Synonyms | buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, soapy, unctuous | ||
| Similar | insincere | ||
| Antonyms | sincere | ||