smarmy meaning, definition, what is smarmy: polite in an insincere way – used to sho...: Learn more.
intransitive verb. :to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner Through force of will, she escaped the narrowness of Victorian daughterhood, the polite world of needlework and simpering over teacups that had always bored her.— What does unremitting mean in English? :not remitting: ...
The word comesfrom smarm, a verb, meaning first to smear, as in put pomade on your hair, and from that meaning to behave in an oily, obsequious, flattering way. Is smarmy a British word? smarmy in American English excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc. What do...