ingratiating

[in-grey-shee-ey-ting]

in·gra·ti·at·ing

[in-grey-shee-ey-ting]
adjective
1.
charming; agreeable; pleasing.
2.
deliberately meant to gain favor: an ingratiating manner.

Origin:
1635–45; ingratiate + -ing2

in·gra·ti·at·ing·ly, adverb
un·in·gra·ti·at·ing, adjective

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Ingratiating has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
given to using long words.
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in·gra·ti·ate

[in-grey-shee-eyt]
verb (used with object), in·gra·ti·at·ed, in·gra·ti·at·ing.
to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests.

Origin:
1615–25; perhaps < Latin in grātiam into favor, after Italian ingraziare. See in, grace, -ate1

in·gra·ti·a·tion, noun
in·gra·ti·a·to·ry [in-grey-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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ingratiate (ɪnˈɡreɪʃɪˌeɪt)
 
vb (often foll by with)
to place (oneself) purposely in the favour (of another)
 
[C17: from Latin, from in-² + grātia grace, favour]
 
in'gratiating
 
adj
 
in'gratiatory
 
adj
 
in'gratiatingly
 
adv
 
ingrati'ation
 
n

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