Англо-русский словарь - smarmy
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smarmy
adj. coll. льстивый; елейный, вкрадчивый
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adj. (smarmier, smarmiest) colloq. ingratiating; flattering; obsequious. Derivatives smarmily adv. smarminess n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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adjective (smarmier; -est) Etymology: smarm to gush, slobber Date: 1924 1. revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness a tone of ~ self-satisfaction — New Yorker 2. of low sleazy taste or quality ~ eroticism • smarmily adverb • smarminess noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(smarmier, smarmiest) If you describe someone as smarmy, you dislike them because they are unpleasantly polite and flattering, usually because they want you to like them or to do something for them. (BRIT INFORMAL) Rick is slightly smarmy and eager to impress. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj polite in an insincere way that you think is unpleasant (He fooled us with his soft smarmy ways.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1924, from smarm "to behave in a flattering way" (1920), variant of colloquial smalm, smawm (1847) "to smear, bedaub" (the hair, with pomade) of unknown origin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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