FLATTERY
\flˈatəɹi], \flˈatəɹi], \f_l_ˈa_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of FLATTERY
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- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of flattering, or praising in a way to gratify vanity or gain favour; adulation; compliment; obsequiousness; wheedling; sycophancy.
By Thomas Sheridan
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