flattering as an adjective: - 1
flattering
adjective
1 flattering
Showing or representing to advantage.
Roget 933:
flattering
etc.
v.;
adulatory;
mealy-mouthed,
honey-mouthed;
honeyed;
smooth,
smooth-tongued;
soapy,
oily,
unctuous,
blandiloquent†,
specious;
fine-spoken,
fair spoken;
plausible,
servile,
sycophantic,
fulsome;
courtierly†,
courtier-like.
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Dutch: vleiend
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