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adjectivecharming; agreeable; pleasing. deliberately meant to gain favor: an ingratiating manner. Origin of ingratiatingFirst recorded in 1635–45; ingratiate + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM ingratiatingin·gra·ti·at·ing·ly, adverbun·in·gra·ti·at·ing, adjectiveWords nearby ingratiatingingrain, ingrained, Ingram, ingrate, ingratiate, ingratiating, ingratitude, ingravescent, ingredient, Ingres, ingress Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ingratiatingThey might have been the most ingratiating band in the world. Gwyneth Paltrow Haunts Coldplay’s Self-Conscious Breakup Album ‘Ghost Stories’|Andrew Romano|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Though David was criticized for tossing softball or ingratiating questions, he, in fact, knew what he was doing. The Private David Frost|John M. Florescu|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST He could be petty and mean-spirited to subordinates, ingratiating and sycophantic to bosses and celebrities. The Only Sportscaster That Mattered: New Biography of Howard Cosell|Robert Lipsyte|November 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST Man gets divorced late in life and copes by ingratiating himself with unsuspecting Brooklynites. Bill Murray Crashes Karaoke and More Crazy Moments|The Daily Beast|January 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It does not, of course, follow that an ingratiating interview request will be mean an ingratiating interview. July 19: 7 Best Moments From Sunday Talk|The Daily Beast Video|July 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST "Don't call them my friends, please God," exclaimed Mr Hammet with ingratiating disloyalty. The Secret of the League|Ernest Bramah "Ye'll no forget one thing, my leddy," he said, with the most ingratiating politeness. His voice had become vibrant, ingratiating, he had changed from the master to the suppliant—and yet she was not displeased. The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete|Winston Churchill After that pleasurable and ingratiating episode he was not tormented by invitations from my friends. Edgar Saltus: The Man|Marie Saltus Underwood stood holding open the library door, with a smile that was meant to be ingratiating and conciliatory. The Wizard's Son, vol. 3|Margaret Oliphant
Words related to ingratiatingsmarmy, disarming, charming, serving, insinuating, humble, crawling, flattering, toadying, deferential, obsequious, saccharine, soft, unctuous, silken, sycophantic |