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Etymology edit

sycophant +‎ -ic

Pronunciation edit

  • enPR: sĭk-ə-făn'tĭk, IPA(key): /sɪkəˈfæntɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -æntɪk

Adjective edit

sycophantic (comparative more sycophantic, superlative most sycophantic)

  1. Obsequious, flattering, toadying. In other words, excessively eager to please.
    • September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian[1]:
      when the princess’s former nanny Marion Crawford, “Crawfie”, published an entirely anodyne and sycophantic memoir in 1950, she was cast into outer darkness by the family.

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