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Topic Options #209908 - 03/05/13 02:10 PM Overbearingly Nice lyons stranger Registered: 03/05/13 Posts: 1 Looking for a word that describes when someone is being overbearingly nice to the point of having the adverse effect intended. i.e. Too complementary or consolidating. Top #209911 - 03/05/13 04:52 PM Re: Overbearingly Nice [Re: lyons] Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont Welcome! Though probably not quite what you're looking for, the first word that comes to mind is "cloying". There'll be more, I'm sure! _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #209912 - 03/05/13 05:25 PM Re: Overbearingly Nice [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass if you're thinking of false praise, there are lots to choose from; e.g., flattery, bootlicking, fawning, fulsomeness, ingratiation, jive, mush, obsequiousness, palaver, puffery, servility, sycophancy, toadyism, truckling, unctuousness, cajolery, flummery, hokum there are several shades of flatterers therein - you should be able to find one to suit your purpose. Top #209913 - 03/05/13 06:10 PM Re: Overbearingly Nice [Re: lyons] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8432 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: lyons Looking for a word that describes when someone is being overbearingly nice to the point of having the adverse effect intended. i.e. Too complementary or consolidating. WELCOME _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #209914 - 03/05/13 06:19 PM Re: Overbearingly Nice [Re: lyons] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass >Too complementary or consolidating. oops, I read that as condescending.. oh well, you can still work from my list. Top #209926 - 03/06/13 03:04 PM Re: Overbearingly Nice [Re: lyons] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Overbearingly nice to meet you. Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222197 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 38 Guests and 5 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 65 LukeJavan8 54 may2point0 19 May 3 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8432 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6789 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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