6
smooth
5
ass-licking
5
beggarly(adjective, mean, subject, submissive, subordinate)
5
boot-licking
5
brown-nosing
5
complimentary(adjective, kind, gracious, flattering, admiring)
5
grovelling(adjective, mean, boring, tedious, submissive)
4
adulatory(adjective, kind, polite, gracious, flattering)
4
groveling(adjective, humble, compliant, submissive, servility)
4
mealy-mouthed(adjective, humble, excessive, servility, flattering)
4
parasitic(adjective, humble, compliant, flattering, deferential)
4
prostrate(adjective, humble, compliant, servility, flattering)
4
slick
4
sniveling(adjective, humble, compliant, servility, flattering)
4
soapy
4
truckling
3
base(adjective, mean, boring, tedious, submissive)
3
buttery
3
crawling(adjective, soft, humble, charming, flattering)
3
crouching
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