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Adjective: sycophantic  `si-ku'fan-tik or `sI-ku'fan-tik
  1. Attempting to win favour from influential people by flattery
    - bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, toadyish
     
  2. Attempting to win favour by flattery
    - bootlicking, fawning, toadyish

See also: insincere, servile, sycophant

Encyclopedia: Sycophantic