The Only Use of
sycophant
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- Crabbe and Goyle guffawed sycophantically, but Malfoy had to stop there, because Hagrid emerged from the back of his cabin balancing a teetering tower of crates, each containing a very large Blast-Ended Skrewt.
Chpt 18sycophantically = in a manner of one overly eager to please someone in authority in order to gain personal advantage
Definition:
a person who tries to flatter or please someone in authority in order to gain personal advantage