toadyish

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adjective

Sycophantic; fawning.

Similar
ingratiatingsmarmybootlickingfawningobsequioussycophanticinsincereservile
OriginEnglish toady →
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Meanings

adjectivetoadyish (comparative more toadyish, superlative most toadyish)

comparative more toadyish · superlative most toadyish

  1. Sycophantic; fawning.

    Synonyms: ingratiating, smarmy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSycophantic; fawning.

Similar
ingratiatingsmarmy

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveattempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Similar
bootlickingfawningobsequioussycophanticinsincere

adjectiveattempting to win favor by flattery

Similar
bootlickingfawningsycophanticservile
Also see
bootlickingfawningobsequioussuckysycophanticunctuous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishtoad
  2. Englishtoady
  3. Englishtoadyish

From toady + -ish.

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Cite this entry
APA

toadyish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toadyish

MLA

“toadyish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toadyish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toadyish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toadyish.

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