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gnathonic (na-THON-ik) adjective
Sycophantic; fawning. [From Latin gnathonicus, derivative of Gnathon- (stem of Gnatho) name of a sycophantic character in the Roman comedy Eunuchus by Terence.] "And that's why today any myrmidon, any gnathonic sycophant, any obsequious assistant or menial hanger-on is called a toadeater or, more often, a toady." Michael Gartner, Words, Newsday, Dec 27, 1987. This week's theme: fictional characters who live on in the dictionary. ............................................................................ A man there was, tho' some did count him mad / The more he cast away, the more he had. -John Bunyan, preacher (1628-1688) [Pilgrim's Progress] Q: Some time ago you featured a quote about foo in AWAD. Could you resend it? A: You may search the archives at http://wordsmith.org/awad/search.html or browse them at http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html All the words and quotes since the beginning of AWAD are available there. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/gnathonic.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/gnathonic.ram
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