syc ‧ o ‧ phan ‧ tic /ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk◂/ BrE AmE adjective formal
praising important or powerful people too much because you want to get something from them – used in order to show disapproval:
sycophantic journalists
a sycophantic letter
—sycophancy /ˈsɪkəfənsi/ noun [uncountable]