Associations to the word «Smarmy»
Wiktionary
SMARMY, adjective. Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating.
Dictionary definition
SMARMY, adjective. Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.