About The Word Unctuous
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Unctuous
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What's The Definition Of Unctuous?
[adj] unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Unctuous: buttery | fulsome | insincere | oily | oleaginous | smarmy Related Terms | Find terms related to Unctuous: See Also | Unctuous In Webster's Dictionary \Unc"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus,
fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See
{Unguent}.]
1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty;
oily; greasy. ``The unctuous cheese.'' --Longfellow.
2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous
speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. --
{Unc"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Unc"tu*ous*ness}, n.
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