What does smarmy mean?
Smarmy means Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious..
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/ˈsmɑː.mi/ · adjective
Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious..
a smarmy salesman with a big smile
Starring a smarmy dog and scores of hapless flying wildfowl, Duck Hunt was the game that introduced many to the joys of the NES Zapper lightgun.
I pulled on my smarmy t-shirt and my ragged jeans and dragged myself to report to my supervisor.
He looked faintly loutish, with smarmy hair and a hint of a moustache.
Use smarmy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Smarmy means Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious..
Common synonyms include flattering, gushing, ingratiating, oily.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a smarmy salesman with a big smile
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