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'unctuous'
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1.
(adj)
buttery
,
fulsome
,
oily
,
oleaginous
,
smarmy
,
soapy
,
unctuous
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"; "soapy compliments"
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"unctuous."
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. STANDS4 LLC, 2008. 22 November. 2008.
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