sycophantic

English - Turkish

Definition of sycophantic in English Turkish dictionary

dalkavukça

{s} yağcı gibi

{s} dalkavukluk gibi

dalkavuk gibi

şakşakçı

huluskâr

English - English

Definition of sycophantic in English English dictionary

given to obsequious flattery

{a} flattering, wheedling, parasitical

disapproval If you describe someone as sycophantic, you disapprove of them because they flatter people who are more important and powerful than they are in order to gain an advantage for themselves. his clique of sycophantic friends. praising important or powerful people too much because you want to get something from them - used in order to show disapproval

Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

{s} flattering, obsequious

Related Terms

sycophantically

Someone who is acting like a sycophant

sycophantically

obsequiously, fawningly, flatteringly, while groveling to obtain favor

Hyphenation

sy·co·phan·tic

Turkish pronunciation

sîkıfäntîk

Pronunciation

/ˌsəkəˈfantək/ /ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk/