Smarmy

Adjective

 * 1) Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating.
 * a smarmy salesman with a big smile

Synonyms

 * flattering, gushing, ingratiating, oily, smug

Related terms

 * smarm
 * smarmily
 * smarminess

Thesaurus
adulatory, bland, blandishing, blarneying, buttery, cajoling, complimentary, courtierly, courtly, fair-spoken, fawning, fine-spoken, flattering, fulsome, glassy, glossy, gushing, honey-mouthed, honey-tongued, honeyed, insincere, insinuating, mealymouthed, obsequious, oily, oily-tongued, oleaginous, polished, slick, slimy, slobbery, smooth, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, soapy, soft-soaping, sycophantic, unctuous, wheedling

Etymology
From smarm:, a variant of smalm:/smawm:.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Japanese: ごますりの (gomasuri-no)


 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: inställsam