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- adverb In an
ingratiating manner.
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- adverb in a flattering and ingratiating manner
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Examples
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"It is still fully light -- and," ingratiatingly, "did you say you were going to telegraph
The Opened Shutters Clara Louise Burnham 1890
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A sampler of lemon sorbet was sound, a little too ingratiatingly sweet, perhaps, but the apple crumble ice-cream was sensational: lustrously thick and creamy, yet light, its flavours true and clean.
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White Fang flattened his ears ingratiatingly, but remained where he was, making no attempt to approach.
The Long Trail 2010
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The general subtracted himself ingratiatingly from the tent, walking backward, bowing all the while.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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“My name is Kawabata,” said the man ingratiatingly.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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I ran, I add ingratiatingly, from Green Park tube to Waterstone's, Piccadilly, to get it before it closed.
Christina Patterson: Interview with Carlos Acosta: 'I Am Insufferable' 2010
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“My name is Kawabata,” said the man ingratiatingly.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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“My name is Kawabata,” said the man ingratiatingly.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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The general subtracted himself ingratiatingly from the tent, walking backward, bowing all the while.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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He smiled ingratiatingly at Joanne but was unable to disguise his dislike.
A Small Death in the Great Glen A. D. Scott 2010
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