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ingratiating

 
Dictionary: in·gra·ti·at·ing   (ĭn-grā'shē-ā'tĭng) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Pleasing; agreeable: "Reading requires an effort-=@ellipsis4=- Print is not as ingratiating as television" (Robert MacNeil).
  2. Calculated to please or win favor: an unctuous, ingratiating manner.
ingratiatingly in·gra'ti·at'ing·ly adv.

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adjective

    Purposefully contrived to gain favor: ingratiatory, insinuating, saccharine, sugary. See pain/pleasure.

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Definition: fawning, servile
Antonyms: deterring, disgusting, repellent

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: capable of winning favor

Meaning #2: calculated to please or gain favor
  Synonym: ingratiatory

 
 
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unctuous
smooth-tongued
make up to (Idiom)

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