单词 | smarminess |
释义 | > as lemmasˈsmarminess ˈsmarminess n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > quality of being flattering smoothnessa1616 blanditude1689 smooth-tonguedness1737 silkiness1832 oiliness1833 flatteringness1894 oleosity?1920 smarminess1934 1934 H. Nicolson Let. 17 Nov. (1966) 189 There is something about the smarminess of Americans which makes me see red. 1958 ‘A. Bridge’ Portuguese Escape 184 The art of making himself agreeable in his current surroundings, whatever they were; but..he rather over~did it..‘smarminess’ described his conversation with painful accuracy. 1974 ‘D. Kyle’ Raft of Swords ii. xii. 129 With deliberate smarminess, Gawthorpe thanked him. < as lemmas |
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