Download the app
educalingo
Search
My mother-in-law speaks not a word of English. I speak not a word of Tajiki. So I smile at her ingratiatingly and she fixes me with a beady eye.
Wilbur Smith

Meaning of "ingratiatingly" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF INGRATIATINGLY

ingratiatingly  [ɪnˈɡreɪʃɪˌeɪtɪŋlɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INGRATIATINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ingratiatingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INGRATIATINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ingratiatingly in the English dictionary

The definition of ingratiatingly in the dictionary is in an ingratiating way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INGRATIATINGLY


captivatingly
ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋlɪ
deprecatingly
ˈdeprɪˌkeɪtɪŋlɪ
depreciatingly
dɪˈpriːʃɪeɪtɪŋlɪ
desolatingly
ˈdɛsəˌleɪtɪŋlɪ
devastatingly
ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋlɪ
discriminatingly
dɪsˈkrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋlɪ
exasperatingly
ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪŋlɪ
excruciatingly
ɪkˈskruːʃɪeɪtɪŋlɪ
fascinatingly
ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋlɪ
frustratingly
frʌˈstreɪtɪŋlɪ
gratingly
ˈɡreɪtɪŋlɪ
hesitatingly
ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋlɪ
humiliatingly
hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪtɪŋlɪ
infuriatingly
ɪnˈfjʊərɪeɪtɪŋlɪ
intimidatingly
ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋlɪ
intoxicatingly
ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪŋlɪ
irritatingly
ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋlɪ
nauseatingly
ˈnɔːsɪeɪtɪŋlɪ
penetratingly
ˈpenɪtreɪtɪŋlɪ
unhesitatingly
ʌnˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INGRATIATINGLY

ingraft
ingraftation
ingraftment
ingrain
ingrained
ingrainedly
ingrainedness
ingram
ingrate
ingrateful
ingrately
ingratiate
ingratiating
ingratiation
ingratiatory
ingratitude
ingravescence
ingravescent
ingredient

WORDS THAT END LIKE INGRATIATINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of ingratiatingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ingratiatingly» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF INGRATIATINGLY

Find out the translation of ingratiatingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ingratiatingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ingratiatingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奉承
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insinuante
570 millions of speakers

English

ingratiatingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ingratiatingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بتملق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заискивающе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insinuante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ingratiatingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doucereux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ingratiatingly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einschmeichelnd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ingratiatingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ingratiatingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ingratiatingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lòng tin cậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ingratiatingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ingratatingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ingratiatingly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

suadente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przymilnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запобігливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ingratiatingly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ingratiatingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vleiend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inställsamt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innsmigrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ingratiatingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INGRATIATINGLY»

The term «ingratiatingly» is regularly used and occupies the 97.929 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
54
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «ingratiatingly» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of ingratiatingly
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «ingratiatingly».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INGRATIATINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ingratiatingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ingratiatingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ingratiatingly

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «INGRATIATINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ingratiatingly.
1
Wilbur Smith
My mother-in-law speaks not a word of English. I speak not a word of Tajiki. So I smile at her ingratiatingly and she fixes me with a beady eye.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INGRATIATINGLY»

Discover the use of ingratiatingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ingratiatingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The American Pageant: Volume I: To 1877
... Jefferson ingratiatingly intoned, “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists .” As for foreign affairs, he pledged “honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.” With its rustic setting, Washington lent itself admirably to ...
David Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas Bailey, 2008
2
Propaganda by Monuments & Other Stories
'A man after my own heart,' said the worker, adopting a tone that was ingratiatingly earnest. 'Let's see now. First, the bronze ones. The bronze ones are melted down and reshaped into useful objects like door-knockers and railings. Then the ...
Ivan Vladislavić, 1996
3
Literature Circles: Cooperative Learning for Grades 3-8
... (page 81) poseur (page 94) raucous (page 100) infinitesimal (page 113) savor (page 141) Vocabulary panorama (page 2) sybaritic (page 7) placid (page 20) adversary (page 36) Harlequin (page 38) ingratiatingly (page 45) succored (page  ...
Mimi Neamen, Mary Strong, 1992
4
Slug Bait
He smiles ingratiatingly. “Have a look at these . . .” He tries to divert Trotman's attention to some sketches done by the boys. The Headmaster persists and snatches away its covering from the painting. “Yes, well hardly fit for public consumption.
Mike F. Brown, 2012
5
Loki's Children
The dark elf bowed ingratiatingly, seemingly unperturbed, spreading his hands wide. 'Have no fear mighty lord, I only came across you just now.' Strauch looked upon him sternly. 'Say what you would say, then be gone from my lands.' 'Mighty  ...
Steven Olafson, 2013
6
The New Choice for Tiende. Reader
Brompton smiled ingratiatingly at the woman who smiled back as she went on her way. "What makes the headmaster think somebody made you steal?" Maguire pushed his face into Rawlins'. "I - I - 1 wasn't thinking," Rawlins answered.
Bjørn Paulli Andersen, Jeremy Watts, John Kaas Petersen, 1996
7
Pride and Prejudice
MR COLLINS is allowing his attention to stray from his book, smiling ingratiatingly at ELIZABETH, who avoids his gaze. COLLINS MRS BENNET ELIZABETH MRS BENNET MRS BENNET Mrs Bennet, may I hope, Madam, for your agreement ...
Anne Hannaford, 1999
8
Studies in Music with Text
Suave lover that he fancies himself, he ingratiatingly echoes and confirms her C major melodic and harmonic cadence (mm. 15–16), whereupon she ingratiatingly echoes and confirms his echoing confirmation (mm. 17–18). He then echoes ...
David Lewin, 2005
9
Of Time and the River: A Legend of Man's Hunger in His Youth
C'est 5a, monsieur!" "Ah-h!" the little Frenchman cried again with a dry little cackle of satisfaction — " — an' ven one drink — espeeciaW, monsieur, ven ve are yong, " he laughed ingratiatingly again, " — he sometime do an' say some t'ings zat ...
Thomas Wolfe, 1999
10
Dictionary of Iconic Expressions in Japanese: Vol I: A - J. ...
when he was suddenly silenced with a loud “Ahem!” and had to go elsewhere. [ Yojiro Ishizaka, Wakai Hito Vol.1, p.108, Shi. 1949] ehera-ehera M: The manner of grinning ingratiatingly or weirdly. ehera-ehera (to) (l) afilifik E T®%tllifi6§ '9 flirt  ...
Hisao Kakehi, Ikuhiro Tamori, Lawrence Schourup, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INGRATIATINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ingratiatingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Richest are paying lower proportion of income tax than poorest, says …
So why are you so ingratiatingly oblivious to the massive difference between some layout who refuses to work, and someone who is in work ... «Left Foot Forward, Jun 15»
2
Obama, Goldberg and Golda
After all, as Goldberg ingratiatingly reminded Obama, the Pres was due to visit his synagogue. He then announced shamelessly, in the ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
3
I was caught off guard by a contrite Jeremy Clarkson
The Shared Experience (Radio 4, yesterday) was radio at its most ingratiatingly compassionate, the kind of programme wearing so much heart ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
4
Midnight Run review – comedy thriller that's a minor classic
The actors often improvise their dialogue, but the film is always under control, never over-acted, never ingratiatingly sentimental, never played ... «The Guardian, May 15»
5
Musical storytelling from Chameleon Arts Ensemble
Rather than rigorous argument, “Axioms” seemed to coast on its vocabulary: ingratiatingly tonal, skillfully busy. Finally, the whole toolbox: ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
6
'Biloxi Blues' Review: A Funnyman Goes to War
... more aggressive edge—Mr. Simon's jokes never profit from being delivered ingratiatingly—but I had no trouble believing in the inner truth of ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
7
Theater Listings for May 1-7
Douglas Sills is ingratiatingly over the top as her maestro husband (2:00). Longacre Theater, 220 West 48th Street, 212-239-6200, ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
8
Theater Listings for April 24-30
Douglas Sills is ingratiatingly over the top as her maestro husband (2:00). Longacre Theater, 220 West 48th Street, 212-239-6200, ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
9
Review: Renée Fleming Plays Against Type in 'Living on Love'
A portrait of a marriage between kindred narcissists, also starring an ingratiatingly over-the-top Douglas Sills as Raquel's partner in ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
10
Workers in LA: tipping the fair wage balance
... whether or not to wear a ring on her finger, how ingratiatingly she has to smile and how fetchingly she needs to do her hair, if she wants to do ... «People's World, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ingratiatingly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ingratiatingly>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z