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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσῡκοφᾰντῐκός
- English todaysycophantic
From Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐκός (sūkophăntĭkós). By surface analysis, sycophant + -ic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sycophantic
Today it means: Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering. Full definition →
Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐκός