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smarm⋅y
[smahr-mee] 
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–adjective, smarm⋅i⋅er, smarm⋅i⋅est.
| excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.: the emcee with the smarmy welcome. |
Related forms:
smarm⋅i⋅ly, adverb
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| smarm·y (smär'mē) adj. smarm·i·er, smarm·i·est
[From smarm, to smear.] smarm·i·ness n. |
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smarmy
"ingratiating, unctuous," 1924, from smarm "to behave in a flattering way" (1920), variant of colloquial smalm, smawm (1847) "to smear, bedaub" (the hair, with pomade) of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : smarmy
Spanish:
zalamero,
German:
kriecherisch,
Japanese:
おせじたらたらの
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