ingratiatingly

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English

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Etymology

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From ingratiating +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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ingratiatingly (comparative more ingratiatingly, superlative most ingratiatingly)

  1. In an ingratiating manner.
    • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 20:
      Nabby Adams approached him ingratiatingly.
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