SYCOPHANTIC


Meaning of SYCOPHANTIC in English

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]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.