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sycophantical

sycophantical is the alternative form of sycophantic.

Meaning of sycophantic

Adjective

sycophantic (comparative more sycophantic, superlative most sycophantic)

  1. Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.
    • The sycophantic slags all say / "I knew him first, and I knew him well"1987, “Paint a Vulgar Picture”, in Morrissey (lyrics), Johnny Marr (music), Strangeways, Here We Come, performed by The Smiths

Forms of sycophantical

comparativemore sycophantical
superlativemost sycophantical

Origin of sycophantical

From Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐκός (sūkophăntĭkós) + -al. By surface analysis, sycophant + -ical.

Questions about sycophantical

What is sycophantical the alternative form of?
Sycophantical is the alternative form of sycophantic.

Words near sycophantical in the dictionary

  1. sycophancy
  2. sycophant
  3. sycophantcy
  4. sycophanted
  5. sycophantic
  6. sycophantical
  7. sycophantically
  8. sycophanting
  9. sycophantise
  10. sycophantised
  11. sycophantises

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sycophantical (page history and authors); sycophantic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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