Polite and Smarmy

Polite

Polite adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.

Smarmy and polite are semantically related in mild topic. In some cases you can use "Smarmy" instead an adjective "Polite".

Nearby Words: politeness, politely

Smarmy

Smarmy adjective - Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.
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Polite and smarmy are semantically related in mild topic. Sometimes you can use "Polite" instead an adjective "Smarmy".

Nearby Word: smarm

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  • Polite Villains, Rude Heroes: The Conductor is a smarmy, self-serving self-described gentleman, and even the sweet and polite members of the survivor pool become worn out, start acting improperly, and more often than not end up screaming, ignoring him, and/or dropping F-bombs in public.
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