Word of the Day – Gnathonic

Gnathonic (adj)

na-thon-ik

Sycophantic; fawning.

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin gnathōnicus, derivative of Gnathōn- (stem of Gnathō ) name of a sycophantic character in the Roman comedy Eunuchus by Terence; -ic

Example sentences

“The gnathonic behaviour of other leaders towards him had the whole world scratching its head.”