fawningly

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adverb

In a fawning or sycophantic manner.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adverbfawningly (comparative more fawningly, superlative most fawningly)

comparative more fawningly · superlative most fawningly

  1. In a fawning or sycophantic manner.

    So it’s almost a relief to encounter an episode that allows me to be critical instead of fawningly reverent.

    2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 31 May 2012

    Synonyms: sycophantically, unctuously

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a fawning or sycophantic manner.

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Origin

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APA

fawningly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fawningly

MLA

“fawningly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fawningly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fawningly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fawningly.

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