单词 | ingratiatory |
释义 | ingratiatory (once / 1181932 pages) adj WORD FAMILY ingratiate: ingratiated, ingratiates, ingratiating, ingratiation, ingratiatory+/ingratiating: ingratiatingly USAGE EXAMPLES"Graceful, sleek, purring, ingratiatory, but cat all the same." Brainerd, Eleanor Hoyt, Concerning Belinda(2011) His white teeth flashed in an ingratiatory smile. Rhodes, Eugene Manlove, Bransford of Rainbow Range—Original...(2010) Cowperwood, disappointed by the outcome of his various ingratiatory efforts, decided to fall back on his old reliable method of bribery. Dreiser, Theodore, The Titan(2010) 1adj pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable Syn coaxing persuasive intended or having the power to induce action or belief 2adj calculated to please or gain favor Syn ingratiating, insinuating flattering showing or representing to advantage |
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