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schmeichlerisch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fulsome adj Excessive and tasteless, going further than good manners allow.
  • ingratiating adj Trying hard, often in an insincere way, to please or win favor with someone.
  • smarmy adjective Excessively flattering or ingratiating in an insincere, oily way.

Senses

schmeichlerisch is used for these senses in English:

  • fulsome Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).
  • smarmy Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.

fulsome — full definition

  1. adj Excessive and tasteless, going further than good manners allow.
  2. adj Praising someone so heavily that it sounds insincere.
  3. adj Generous and plentiful in amount.
  4. adj Fully grown or developed.
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