3
ingratiating(adjective, excessive, flattering, immoderate, sycophantic)
3
insincere(adjective, pretentious)
3
obsequious(adjective, flattering, sycophantic, praising)
3
oily
3
pretentious
3
suave
3
sycophantic(adjective, humble, excessive, flattering, deferential)
3
toadying(adjective, flattering, sycophantic, praising)
2
adulatory(adjective, excessive, flattering, immoderate, sycophantic)
2
ass-licking
2
bootlicking(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic)
2
cowering(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic)
2
devious(adjective, pretentious)
2
euphemistic(adjective, insincere)
2
groveling(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic)
2
indirect
2
parasitic(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic)
2
pious
2
prostrate(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic)
2
slimy
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