SYCOPHANTICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

sycophantically (comparative more sycophantically, superlative most sycophantically)

In a sycophantic manner.

Source: Wiktionary


SYCOPHANTIC

Syc`o*phan"tic, Syc`o*phan"tic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. Gr.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic. To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite. South. Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. De Quincey.

SYCOPHANTICAL

Syc`o*phan"tic, Syc`o*phan"tic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. Gr.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic. To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite. South. Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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