What is the meaning of smarmy?

adjective

  • Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.
    • usage: "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
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