English Sycophancy Cited by user Anthony Appleyard on 21 Aug 2020 In modern English, sycophant denotes an "insincere flatterer" and is used to refer to someone practicing sycophancy (i.e.
English Sycophancy Cited by user Citation bot on 25 Jan 2019 Sycophancy is flattery that is very obedient, or an indication of deference to another, to an excessive or servile degree.