прилагательное · редкое

smarmy

smarmy · smarmier · smarmiest

льстивый

жирний, масний, сальний

schmierig, kriecherisch, pomadig, gefühlsduselig

Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or piousFalsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.

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UK/ˈsmɑː.mi/US/ˈsmɑɹ.mi/

» Stop being smarmy, you know that's rude.

Значение

значений: 2

Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.
a smarmy salesman with a big smile
schmierig, kriecherisch, pomadig
льсти́выйlʹstívyj
(устаревшее, редкое)Unctuous, greasy, as hair from pomade.

Ещё определения

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Примеры

предложений: 4

Stop being smarmy, you know that's rude.
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He was so sarcastic and smarmy that it was unprofessional.
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Her smarmy remark left a bad taste in my mouth.
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If you are going to be smarmy about it, I believe I have nothing more to say.
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Переводы

языков: 6

Русский

По значениям 1

Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating:

Deutsch

По значениям 1

Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating:

Происхождение

From smarm + -y. Apparently coined by "B.R.L., of Brighton" with sense "saying treacly thi

From smarm + -y. Apparently coined by "B.R.L., of Brighton" with sense "saying treacly things which do not sound genuine" in a competition for neologisms in The Academy (London) published on 14 January 1899.

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