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Bootlicking (Adjective)

Attempting to win favor by flattery.

All adjective clusters.

The bootlicking employee constantly complimented the boss, hoping for a promotion.
His attempt to advance in the company was hindered by his coworkers who saw him as a bootlicking opportunist.
Bootlicking politicians often win the favor of large corporations by supporting their interests.
She lost respect for her colleague after witnessing his bootlicking behavior towards their demanding manager.
The bootlicking attitude of the new employee was met with skepticism by the rest of the team.

Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.

All adjective clusters.

His obsequious attitude was clear from his bootlicking tone towards the VIP guest, where he spent most of the night fawning over him.
Some journalists are guilty of engaging in bootlicking behaviors by focusing excessively on feel-good coverage rather than truly informative journalism.
Colleagues became disillusioned with their manager for practicing bootlicking around senior leadership rather than expressing authentic ideas and honest concerns.
John frequently landed deals and forged key relationships thanks in large part to his garrulous, somewhat insincere and blatant bootlicking antics with prominent potential partners.
Mark regarded coworker Jill as arrogant because her ingratiating yet hallowed tactics comprised subtle variations on some run-of-the-mill office politician-type maneuvers & techniques mostly confined around subzero-like blatant varieties that occasionally or as his understated suggestion about not readily fully be totally absorbed contained utterly utterly fully incorporated perhaps various bootlicking.