Gnathonic is an adjective meaning sycophantic or fawning.
Gnatónico es un adjetivo que significa adulador o servil.
| Front | gnathonic \na-THON-ik\ |
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| Back | adjective Sycophantic; fawning. [From Latin gnathonicus, derivative of Gnathon- (stem of Gnatho) name of a sycophantic character in the Roman comedy Eunuchus by Terence.] "And that's why today any myrmidon, any gnathonic sycophant, any obsequious assistant or menial hanger-on is called a toadeater or, more often, a toady." |
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