smarmy in the PONS Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This website will not offend visitors with smarmy overstatements of what's on offer.
www.dailymail.co.uk
It doesn't matter if you're an obnoxious boulder in the road or a whiny bird in the sky or a smarmy fish in the ocean.
gizmodo.com
It's an instance of smarmy politicians lying to their constituents.
www.gizmodo.com.au
Some of us have smarmy tweens and teens to deal with.
www.dnaindia.com
He was an everyman in the booth, relaxed and informative, affable without being smarmy.
www.philly.com
Or inner city's with serious needs beyond the smarmy white, middle class view of how things actually get done.
ideas.time.com
He's confident without being cocky, charming without being smarmy.
www.telegraph.co.uk
I would've had more respect if he hadn't acted so smarmy and been a little more humble.
www.realitytea.com
Early roles were rather strait-laced, he then sometimes played his "snide" character: quite slimy and smarmy with a distinctive nasal voice.
en.wikipedia.org
You know him -- the smarmy man trying to persuade people to eat the burgers.
www.theglobeandmail.com

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