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.”
