flattery
IPA: fɫˈætɝi
noun
- (uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
- (countable) An instance of excessive praise.
- A surname from Irish.
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Examples of "flattery" in Sentences
- I'm sick of their flattery.
- Her words were slick and flattery.
- Imitation is the best form of flattery
- Imitation is the highest form of flattery.
- She suffers here for the crime of flattery.
- Adaptation is the sincerest form of flattery.
- Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.
- They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
- I dislike their flattery and the way they pander to snobbish instincts.
- Hume was overwhelmed by the flattery, particularly by the ladies of the court.
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