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Definition of smarmy adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

smarmy

adjective

NAmE//ˈsmɑrmi//

(smarmier, smarmiest) (informal) (disapproving)

too polite in a way that is not sincere synonym smooth a smarmy salesman

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