SYCOPHANTIC

• (adj.) attempting to win favor by flattery

  synonyms : bootlicking , fawning , toadyish

  ...you are being a toady to Yuvraj. -added by shivraj

  a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher -added by nithi

• (adj.) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

  synonyms : bootlicking , fawning , obsequious , toadyish

  He is nothing but an obsequious social climber! -added by naila_inlas

  ...the courtiers who had once flattered and fawned on him. -added by shivraj

  but could I do so by fawning upon him and caressing him when I know that he scorns me? -added by GREWORDS.ADAY

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