| Word | toady |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. An obsequious person; sycophant. (Also v., to act obsequiously.) |
| Sentence | Some of the teachers...were simply inadequate...a few, if not actual sadists, were tyrants; and others...were severe because they were toadies to the system and the times. |
| Source | The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes, Jonathan Rose |
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