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— sycophantic

/ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk/ adjective [more sycophantic; most sycophantic]
BNC: 33723 COCA: 37114

sycophantic

adjective

sy·​co·​phan·​tic ˌsi-kə-ˈfan-tik How to pronounce sycophantic (audio)
 also  ˌsī-
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a sycophant : fawning, obsequious
sycophantic compliments
sycophantically adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Fox's coverage of the FBI's search and seizure of documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort has been downright sycophantic. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 The ever-incompetent Deep (Chace Crawford) taking over as head of crime analytics is what happens when an unqualified dictator installs sycophantic puppets in key positions around him. Alex Raiman, EW.com, 17 June 2022 The President of the United States (played by Meryl Streep) and her sycophantic son and Chief of Staff, Jason (played by Jonah Hill) are more interested in being re-elected. Sheena Scott, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021 There’s a sycophantic assistant who’s a mincing cliché, and the white owner of a Japanese restaurant who speaks in broken English. New York Times, 25 Nov. 2021 On the track, a singer whom most believe to be the musician Cleo Sol croons about being trapped in a violent but sycophantic love affair. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2021 Still, Kendall has succeeded in putting his father in real jeopardy, scrambling for advice from his remaining children and sycophantic confidants on flights and tarmacs all over the Balkans. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2021 Bee has done numerous sycophantic interviews with prominent Democrats, however, such as former President Barack Obama, then-Sen. Fox News, 11 Oct. 2021 That was Donald Trump’s assessment of the effort to recall Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom, during an appearance on the dutifully sycophantic network Newsmax. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sycophantic was in 1676
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