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Adjective
bootlicking
has 1 sense
bootlicking
,
fawning
,
obsequious
,
sycophantic
,
toadyish
- attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Antonym:
sincere
(indirect, via
insincere
)
,
Verb
bootlick
has 1 sense
fawn
,
toady
,
truckle
,
bootlick
,
kowtow
,
kotow
,
suck up
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering;
"He is always kowtowing to his boss"
--
1
is one way to
flatter
,
blandish
Derived form:
noun
bootlicker
1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
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