| 单词 | smarmy |
| 释义 | smarmy (once / 77759 pages) adj 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. A smarmy car salesman will compliment your outfit and your hair and your taste in cars, always with an unpleasant falseness. In the 1930s, smarm was a verb that described smearing the hair with pomade, which makes it look shiny and slick. Back then, smarm also meant smearing with flattery. WORD FAMILYsmarmy: smarmiest, smarmily, smarminess+/smarm: smarmy USAGE EXAMPLESHe performed on the groundbreaking television comedy show from 1977 to 1980 and honed his skills portraying lovably smarmy characters. Reuters(Oct 23, 2016) Not stuffy, smarmy or dumb...he was a very good choice! New York Times(Sep 18, 2016) He’s Trump without without the smarmy charisma that allows Trump to skate away from scandal far more intact than he has any right to be. The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016) adj unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech smarmy self-importance Syn buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, soapy, unctuous insincere lacking sincerity |
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