Defn: Sycophancy. [Obs.]
SYCOPHANTIC; SYCOPHANTICAL
Syc`o*phan"tic, Syc`o*phan"tic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant;
meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation;
parasitic.
To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite. South.
Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. De Quincey.
SYCOPHANTISH
Syc"o*phant`ish, a.
Defn: Like a sycophant; obsequiously flattering.
— Syc"o*phant`ish*ly, adv.
Sycophantish satirists that forever humor the prevailing folly. De
Quincey.
SYCOPHANTISM
Syc"o*phant*ism, n.
Defn: Sycophancy.
SYCOPHANTIZE
Syc"o*phant*ize, v. i.
Defn: To play the sycophant.
SYCOPHANTRY
Syc"o*phant*ry, n.