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toad·y
 toady
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- pronunciation:
- to
di
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
toadies |
| definition: |
someone who fawns over or flatters others for personal advantage or profit; sycophant.
Among the director's friends and acquaintances are a good number of toadies hoping to break into show business themselves.- similar words:
- lackey
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
toadies, toadying, toadied |
| definition: |
to fawn or flatter others, or abase oneself, in order to gain favor or advancement.
- similar words:
- grovel, lackey
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| related words: |
jolly, kowtow |
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| derivations: |
toadyish (adj.), toadyism (n.) |
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