smarminess
- a word derived from smarmy.
Example Sentences
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Steve Zahn is stuck portraying the designated villain, George Richey, Wynette’s last husband, and he’s given nothing to play but greed and smarminess, while Walton Goggins makes little impression as Montgomery, who’s a cipher.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Win or lose, a seediness, a smarminess infected the organization.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
Reynolds, who has the face and body of your standard hunky leading man, has the snarky delivery and inherent smarminess of a comic character actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
That way you wouldn't have had to lie to cover your golf smarminess.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 11, 2015
Or maybe some smarminess in the vein of Couple’s Retreat.
From Time ● Aug. 7, 2012
