ingratiating
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in·gra·ti·at·ing
(ĭn-grā'shē-ā'tĭng) 
adj.
adj.
- Pleasing; agreeable: "Reading requires an effort-=@ellipsis4=- Print is not as ingratiating as television" (Robert MacNeil).
- Calculated to please or win favor: an unctuous, ingratiating manner.
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ingratiating
adjective
- Purposefully contrived to gain favor: ingratiatory, insinuating, saccharine, sugary. See pain/pleasure.
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ingratiating
adj
Definition: fawning, servile
Antonyms: deterring, disgusting, repellent
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categories related to 'ingratiating'
- Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy
- Warm, Friendly, Sensitive, or Loving
- Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical
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