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gnathonically

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gna⋅thon⋅ic

  [na-thon-ik]
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–adjective
sycophantic; fawning.
Origin:
1630–40; < L gnathōnicus, deriv. of Gnathōn- (s. of Gnathō) name of a sycophantic character in the Roman comedy Eunuchus by Terence; see -ic

Related forms:
gna⋅thon⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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