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flattering
[ flat-er-ing ]
adjective
- enhancing the appearance of a person or thing, as by highlighting pleasing features or making less pleasing ones inconspicuous:
You'll receive expert advice on the most flattering shades of makeup for your complexion.
- causing a person or thing to seem better or more attractive than is really the case:
She avoids the weakness of many memoirs by not creating an overly flattering picture of herself or her parents.
- pleasing or gratifying someone by attention or compliments:
The publisher sent me a very flattering invitation to write a study of Robert Browning.
- praising or complimenting someone insincerely or excessively, especially in an attempt to curry favor:
I’m a remarkably accurate judge of people’s character, and am not misled by flattering words or nice clothes.
noun
- the act of attempting to curry favor by praising or complimenting someone insincerely or excessively:
After a glass of cognac and much flattering and coaxing, he did finally grant our request.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of flattering1
Example Sentences
He switched to the kind of flattering language Trump demands and agreed to an American plan for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
"I want to create my own financial empire," a scripted character – a female crypto expert at an international bank - says to her target, before flattering him and encouraging him to share his dreams.
But he had less flattering words for opposition parties, labelling them members of a "criminal cartel".
He did that by praising, flattering and gently cajoling the US president as they took questions in the Oval Office and held a joint news conference.
"It has very flatteringly been described as a project for peace," Barenboim once noted.
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