#fawning

• Flattering — The feminine singular or plural (masculine and feminine) form of the substantivized adjective 'adulator', describing a person who flatters excessively, displays servile sycophancy, or expresses opportunistic admiration toward a superior. As a feminine noun, it denotes a woman within a group of courtiers or followers who uses excessive praise as a tactical tool to secure privileges or social favors.
• Sycophant — A person who flatters excessively, displays servile sycophancy, or expresses an exaggerated, blind, and often opportunistic admiration toward a superior. As an adjective, the term describes a behavior, speech, or attitude marked by fanatical devotion or excessive compliments, utilized as a tactical tool to secure privileges, favors, or protection from an authoritative or famous figure.
• Unctuous — Having the consistency, appearance, or properties of an ointment; unctuous, greasy, fatty to the touch. In a figurative sense, the term describes a flattering, hypocritical, or overly humble person in behavior, who tries to gain someone's favor through artificial pleasantries.