unctuous

unc·tu·ous (

ngk

adj.

1. Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness: "the unctuous, complacent court composer who is consumed with envy and self-loathing" (Rhoda Koenig).

2. Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; slippery.

3. Containing or composed of oil or fat.

4. Abundant in organic materials; soft and rich: unctuous soil.

[Middle English, from Old French unctueus, from Medieval Latin nctusus, from Latin nctum, ointment, from neuter past participle of unguere, to anoint.]

unctu·ous·ly adv.

unctu·ous·ness, unctu·osi·ty (-

-t

) n.

Synonyms: unctuous, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy
These adjectives mean insincerely, self-servingly, or smugly agreeable or earnest: an unctuous toady; gave the dictator a fulsome introduction; oily praise; oleaginous hypocrisy; smarmy self-importance.

unctuous [ˈʌŋktjʊəs]

adj

1. slippery or greasy

2. affecting an oily charm

[from Medieval Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum ointment, from ungere to anoint]

unctuosity [ˌʌŋktjʊˈɒsɪtɪ], unctuousness n

unctuously adv

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Adj.

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"

buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, oily

insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

unctuous

adjective

1. obsequious, smooth, slick, plausible, oily, gushing, fawning, suave, glib, ingratiating, insincere, sycophantic, smarmy (Brit. informal) the kind of unctuous tone that I've heard at diplomatic parties

2. oily, creamy, greasy, oleaginous Goose fat gives the most unctuous flavour.

Translations

unctuous [ˈʌŋktjʊəs] ADJ → empalagoso, afectado
in an unctuous voice → en tono meloso, empalagosamente

unctuous [ˈʌŋktʃʊəs] adj [person, tone] → onctueux/euse, mielleux/euse

unctuous

adj, unctuously

adv → salbungsvoll

unctuous [ˈʌŋktjʊəs] adj (liter) → untuoso/a

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buttery fulsome fulsomely fulsomeness greasy honeyed ingratiating Mellowy oiliness oily oleaginous Oleaginousness Petrostearine pinguidity sleekit smarmily smarminess smarmy smooth-talking	Regarding the Sperm whale's head as a solid oblong, you may, on an inclined plane, sideways divide it into two quoins, whereof the lower is the bony structure, forming the cranium and jaws, and the upper an unctuous mass wholly free from bones; its broad forward end forming the expanded vertical apparent forehead of the whale. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context It is not, perhaps, entirely because the whale is so excessively unctuous that landsmen seem to regard the eating of him with abhorrence; that appears to result, in some way, from the consideration before mentioned: i. Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context I have no doubt in the world that you are doing well in that greasy Flanders; living probably on the fat of the unctuous land; sitting like a black-haired, tawny-skinned, long-nosed Israelite by the flesh-pots of Egypt; or like a rascally son of Levi near the brass cauldrons of the sanctuary, and every now and then plunging in a consecrated hook, and drawing out of the sea, of broth the fattest of heave-shoulders and the fleshiest of wave-breasts. The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context	Uncreatedness uncreative uncreativeness uncredentialed Uncredible Uncredit Uncreditable uncredited uncrewed uncritical uncritically uncropped uncross uncrossed uncrowded Uncrown uncrowned Uncrudded uncrushable uncrystallised uncrystallized UNCTAD unction Unctious Unctuosity unctuous unctuously unctuousness Unculpable Uncult uncultivable uncultivatable uncultivated Unculture uncultured Uncunning Uncunningly Uncunningness Uncurable Uncurably Uncurbable uncurbed uncured uncurl uncurled Uncurrent Uncurse Uncurtain uncurtained uncurved uncurving	UNCSG UNCSGN UNCST UNCSTD UNCSW UNCT Unctad Unctad Unctad Unctad Unctad UNCTC UNCTD unction unction unction unction Unction of God Unction of God Unction of God unctions unctions unctions unctions Unctious Unctious unctuarium unctuosity unctuosity unctuosity unctuous unctuously unctuously unctuously unctuousness unctuousness unctuousness UNCTV UNCU Unculpable Unculpable Uncult uncultivable uncultivatable uncultivated uncultivated Unculture uncultured uncultured Uncunning Uncunningly Uncunningness Uncurable Uncurably Uncurbable uncurbed uncurbed uncured UNCURK uncurl uncurled

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Regarding the Sperm whale's head as a solid oblong, you may, on an inclined plane, sideways divide it into two quoins, whereof the lower is the bony structure, forming the cranium and jaws, and the upper an unctuous mass wholly free from bones; its broad forward end forming the expanded vertical apparent forehead of the whale.

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

It is not, perhaps, entirely because the whale is so excessively unctuous that landsmen seem to regard the eating of him with abhorrence; that appears to result, in some way, from the consideration before mentioned: i.

Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context

I have no doubt in the world that you are doing well in that greasy Flanders; living probably on the fat of the unctuous land; sitting like a black-haired, tawny-skinned, long-nosed Israelite by the flesh-pots of Egypt; or like a rascally son of Levi near the brass cauldrons of the sanctuary, and every now and then plunging in a consecrated hook, and drawing out of the sea, of broth the fattest of heave-shoulders and the fleshiest of wave-breasts.

The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context

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