**sycophantic praise(of a person or of behaviour) praising people in authority in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them.sycophanticadjective formal disapproving uk /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/ us /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/**
//(of a person or of behaviour) praising people in authority in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them:There was sycophantic laughter from the audience at every one of his terrible jokes.**
sycophantic praise(of a person or of behaviour) praising people in authority in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them.sycophanticadjective formal disapproving uk /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/ us /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/
uk /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/ us /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/**