different between adulate vs toady

English

Etymology

Back-formation from adulation, 1777.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.d???.le?t/

Verb

adulate (third-person singular simple present adulates, present participle adulating, simple past and past participle adulated)

1. To flatter effusively.

Derived terms

• adulation
• adulator
• adulatory

Translations

References

Italian

Verb

adulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of adulare
2. second-person plural imperative of adulare
3. feminine plural of adulato

Anagrams

• laudate

Latin

Participle

ad?l?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ad?l?tus

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??di/
• Rhymes: -??di

Etymology 1

From a shortening of toadeater +? -y.

Noun

toady (plural toadies)

1. A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious lackey or minion.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sycophant
2. (archaic) A coarse, rustic woman.

Derived terms

• toadyish

Translations

Verb

toady (third-person singular simple present toadies, present participle toadying, simple past and past participle toadied)

1. (intransitive, construed with to) To behave like a toady (to someone).

Etymology 2

toad +? -y

Adjective

toady (comparative more toady, superlative most toady)

1. toadlike
   • 1874, Transactions (issue 19, page 141)

     The bath is of greatest advantage in these chronic cases, with an earthy complexion and toady skin, if I am allowed thus to express its appearance.

Anagrams

• to-day, today