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 Definitions of unctuous  [ˈʌŋk tʃu əs]  

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Definition of 'unctuous' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) unctuous
characterized by affected earnestness or moralistic fervor; excessively suave or smug.

2.  unctuous
characteristic of an unguent or ointment; oily; greasy.

3.  unctuous
having an oily or soapy feel, as certain minerals.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; < ML ūnctuōsus < L ūnctus act of anointing)

Definition of 'unctuous' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'unctuous' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) unctuous
of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy

2. (adj) unctuous
having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals

3. (adj) unctuous
bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid



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