Today's Word "gnathonic"
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gnathonic \na-THON-ik\ (adjective) - Sycophantic; fawning.
"Allison explained that any myrmidon, any gnathonic sycophant, or any obsequious assistant or menial hanger-on is called a toadeater or, more often, a toady."
From Latin gnathonicus, derivative of Gnathon- (stem of Gnatho) name of a sycophantic character in the Roman comedy Eunuchus by Terence.
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