"glad-handed" meaning in English

See glad-handed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more glad-handed [comparative], most glad-handed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} glad-handed (comparative more glad-handed, superlative most glad-handed)
  1. Superficially friendly.
    Sense id: en-glad-handed-en-adj-MWraN6UP

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} glad-handed
  1. simple past and past participle of glad-hand Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: glad-hand
    Sense id: en-glad-handed-en-verb-DkrqyZk2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

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