ingratiating

adj

ingratiating

adj

1

Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another, often with flattery or insincerity; smarmy; unctuous; oily.

an ingratiating smile.
Mr. Alfred O'Shea, a tenorizing youth from Australia, sang several times at Queen's Hall, and may congratulate himself on being one of the 'catches' of the season. He sang airs from Italian and French operas, and also a number of Irish ditties—naturally, with a name like that and such an ingratiating McCormackian voice.1922 August 1, “London Concerts”, in The Musical Times:

Synonyms: honeyed, unctuous
Derived terms: ingratiatingly, uningratiating

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