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单词 sycophantic
释义 syco·phan·tic
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fantik, -faan-, -tēk\ adjective
Etymology: Greek sykophantikos, from sykophantēs + -ikos -ic
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a sycophant:
 a. : fawning, obsequious
  < some … have been chosen rather for their sycophantic talents than for their intellectual acumen — Ezra Pound >
  < creeps his sycophantic way along the bureaucratic path to knighthood — C.J.Rolo >
  < peacocking about on the lawn, among an imported bevy of sycophantic females — Osbert Sitwell >
 b. : slanderous, defamatory
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