adverb
- in a manner that shows exaggerated flattery or servile attention to someone in order to gain favor
Usage: often implies insincerity or excessive deference
Examples
- She smiled fawningly at the director, hoping to land the lead role.
- The employee spoke fawningly to his boss during the meeting.
- He fawningly complimented every decision the manager made.
- The assistant fawningly offered to help with every task.
- She fawningly laughed at all of his jokes, no matter how unfunny they were.
- The politician's supporters fawningly praised his every word.