Pleasant
Smarmy
Smarmy adjective - Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.
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Synonyms for Smarmy
Pleasant and smarmy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pleasant" instead an adjective "Smarmy".
Nearby Word: smarm
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These ones tend to start off quite smarmy and condescendingly pleasant to Columbo, only to gradually get more frazzled as he keeps poking holes in their perfect crimes until, by the end, their true and rather nasty colours are exposed.
Source: Series / Columbo
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