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smarmy
[ smahr-mee ]
adjective
smarmier, smarmiest.
- excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.:
the emcee with the smarmy welcome.
smarmy
/ ˈɑːɪ /
adjective
- informal.obsequiously flattering or unpleasantly suave
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- ˈ, adverb
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In addition, the artist comes off as smarmy and contentious at times, belying his “holy man” persona and populist vibe.
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Levi plays Scott as somewhat smarmy and disingenuous — it’s hard to feel for this guy when he seems absolutely clueless about his own kids.
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“Opus” is a knife in his own back, a dig on the smarmy relationship between press and talent.
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Williams wants to impress upon folks that he is an iconoclast, and it comes off as smarmy.
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“Whatever I do, I do for America,” he intones with smarmy conviction.
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