one man, surrounded by the constant incense of sycophantic adulation (Wall Street Journal).
SYNONYM(S): parasitic.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
syc|o|phan|ti|cal — «SIHK uh FAN tuh kuhl», adjective. = sycophantic. (Cf. ↑sycophantic) … Useful english dictionary
syc|o|phan|tic — «SIHK uh FAN tihk», adjective. having to do with, characteristic of, or acting as a sycophant: »one man, surrounded by the constant incense of sycophantic adulation (Wall Street Journal). SYNONYM(S): parasitic. –syc´o|phan´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
sycophant — syc•o•phant [[t]ˈsɪk ə fənt, ˌfænt, ˈsaɪ kə [/t]] n. a self seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite • Etymology: 1530–40; < L sȳcophanta < Gk sȳkophántēs informer =sŷko(n) fig +phan (s. of phaínein to show) + tēs agent suffix syc… … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
