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ingratiating::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | ingratiatory, insinuating |
a smooth ingratiating manner.
ingratiating::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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with open arms and an ingratiating smile.
Examples of ingratiating
ingratiating
He employs deceit, insults and ingratiating flattery in equal, copious portions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He has no interest in ingratiating himself in the foreign-policy establishment.
From the newsweek.com
Sometimes they're fresh and fashionable, sometimes an ingratiating abomination.
From the guardian.co.uk
As a performer, she's disarmingly ingratiating and humble in the face of applause.
From the washingtontimes.com
He was charming, ingratiating, fun, and we bonded in a way I had only dreamed.
From the psychcentral.com
Architect Ulrich Franzen is a master of the broken line and the ingratiating curve.
From the time.com
There is nothing ingratiating in this volume, or malicious or self-righteous.
From the economist.com
Charm is not part of his presentation of self-he makes no effort to be ingratiating.
From the time.com
In carrying out the duties of internship, she was attentive verging on ingratiating.
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- Capable of winning favor; "with open arms and an ingratiating smile"
- Calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"
- (ingratiate) gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- (ingratiation) the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor"
- 'Ingratiation is a strategic attempt to get someone to like you in order to obtain compliance with a request (Vaughan, & Hogg, 2008). Ingratiation is generally conceptualized as a variant of impression management tactics (Buss, Gomes, Higgins & Lauterbach, 1987).
- Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another. The implication is often of flattery or insincerity
- (ingratiate) to bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them
- (ingratiation) the use of strategies such a flattery, by which people seek to gain another's favor.
