MEANING
Trying to gain favor through pleasing or flattering behavior.
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- ingratiating smile
- ingratiating manner
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His ingratiating smile preceded the request.
The ingratiating manner irritated her.
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- ingratiating
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Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more ingratiating; superlative most ingratiating where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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