What is a smarmy person?
Definition of smarmy 1 : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness a tone of smarmy self-satisfaction — New Yorker.
What does smarmy mean in a sentence?
Meaning of smarmy in English
extremely polite or helpful or showing a lot of respect in a way that is annoying or does not seem sincere: She was trying to be friendly, but she just seemed smarmy and insincere. Synonyms. fulsome formal. oily (TOO FRIENDLY)
What is a smarmy smile?
Smarmy describes someone who is overly flattering and fake. A smarmy student might tell a teacher, “You’re looking even more lovely than usual today,” with a big smile. Smarmy describes someone who goes way over the top trying to be suave and charming — fooling no one.
How do you use smarmy in a sentence?
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech. (1) The waiters’manners are always so smarmy. (2) Rick is slightly smarmy and eager to impress. (3) Andy Williams, of course, was always smug and smarmy.
What does it mean if something is pretentious?
a : making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing) the pretentious fraud who assumes a love of culture that is alien to him— Richard Watts. b : expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature pretentious language pretentious houses.
What is condescending attitude?
Full Definition of condescending
: showing or characterized by a patronizing or superior attitude toward others.
What does Fulsomeness mean?
fulsome • FULL-sum • adjective. 1 a : characterized by abundance : copious b : generous in amount, extent, or spirit 2 : aesthetically, morally, or generally offensive 3 : exceeding the bounds of good taste : overdone 4 : excessively complimentary or flattering : effusive.
What is the definition of Unxious?
1 : having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality.
What does it mean to patronize someone?
Full Definition of patronize
transitive verb. 1 : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for The government patronized several local artists. 2 : to adopt an air of condescension toward : treat haughtily or coolly. 3 : to be a frequent or regular customer or client of a restaurant much patronized by celebrities.