Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech. Synonyms: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, soapy, unctuous. "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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