bootlicking
1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery • Syn: fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish • Similar to: insincere • Derivationally related forms: sycophant (for: sycophantic), obsequiousness (for: obsequious) 2. attempting to win favor by flattery • Syn: fawning, sycophantic, toadyish • Similar to: servile • Derivationally related forms: sycophant (for: sycophantic)
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