Smarmy

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  smarmy
       adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner
             or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome
             introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent";
             "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the
             unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oily},


              {oleaginous}, {unctuous}]
       [also: {smarmiest}, {smarmier}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "smarmy":
     adulatory, bland, blandishing, blarneying, buttery, cajoling,
     complimentary, courtierly, courtly, fair-spoken, fawning,
     fine-spoken, flattering, fulsome, glassy, glossy, gushing,
     honey-mouthed, honey-tongued, honeyed, insincere, insinuating,
     mealymouthed, obsequious, oily, oily-tongued, oleaginous, polished,
     slick, slimy, slobbery, smooth, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued,
     soapy, soft-soaping, sycophantic, unctuous, wheedling