fawningly
English
Etymology
fawning + -ly
Adverb
fawningly (comparative more fawningly, superlative most fawningly)
- In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
- 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
- So it’s almost a relief to encounter an episode that allows me to be critical instead of fawningly reverent.
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Synonyms
- sycophantically
- unctuously