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brownnosed

brownnosed is the simple past and past participle of brownnose.

Meaning of brownnose

Verb

brownnose (third-person singular simple present brownnoses, present participle brownnosing, simple past and past participle brownnosed)

  1. (intransitive) To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.

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Questions about brownnosed

What is brownnosed the simple past and past participle of?
Brownnosed is the simple past and past participle of brownnose.

Words near brownnosed in the dictionary

  1. brownly
  2. brownmillerite
  3. brownness
  4. brownnesses
  5. brownnose
  6. brownnosed
  7. brownnoser
  8. brownnosers
  9. brownnoses
  10. brownnosing
  11. brownoid

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