Word Meanings - COMPLIMENTARY - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket. "Complimentary addresses." Prescott.
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- SMOOTHEN
To make smooth. - FLATTER
1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. A flat-faced fulling hammer. A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc. - SMOOTHNESS
Quality or state of being smooth. - FAWN
A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. Shak. - FAWNINGLY
In a fawning manner. - SMOOTH
Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless. Note: Smooth is often used in the formation of selfexplaining compounds; as, smooth-bodied, smooth-browed, smooth-combed, smooth- faced, smooth-finished, smooth-gliding, - FLATTERY
The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise. Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. Rambler. Flattery corrupts both the receiver - SMOOTH-CHINNED
Having a smooth chin; beardless. Drayton. - SMOOTHLY
In a smooth manner. - FLATTERINGLY
With flattery. - FAWN-COLORED
Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown. - SMOOTH-SPOKEN
Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued. - SMOOTHER
One who, or that which, smooths. - SMOOTHING
fr. Smooth, v. Smoothing iron, an iron instrument with a polished face, for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron. -- Smoothing plane, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing and finishing work. - FLATTERING
That flatters ; as, a flattering speech. Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. Shak. A flattering painter, who made it his care, To draw men as they ought be, not as they are. Goldsmith. - FULSOME
1. Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled. His lean, pale, hoar, and withered corpse grew fulsome, fair, and fresh. Golding. 2. Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or grossness; cloying; gross; nauseous; esp., offensive from excess - FAWNER
One who fawns; a sycophant. - SMOOTH-TONGUED
Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering. - SYCOPHANTIC; SYCOPHANTICAL
Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic. To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite. South. Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. - SMOOTHBORE
Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished from rifled. -- n. - BEFLATTER
To flatter excessively. - OUTFAWN
To exceed in fawning. - OUTFLATTER
To exceed in flattering.