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Unctuous

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Adjective

1. buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Example Sentences:
'buttery praise'
'gave him a fulsome introduction'
'an oily sycophantic press agent'
'oleaginous hypocrisy'
'smarmy self-importance'
'the unctuous Uriah Heep'
'soapy compliments'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Unctuous

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adjective
1. 
slippery or greasy
2. 
affecting an oily charm

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Unctuous

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adjective
1. 
a. 
of, like, or characteristic of an ointment or unguent; oily or greasy
b. 
made up of or containing fat or oil
2. 
like oil, soap, or grease to the touch
said of certain minerals
3. 
soft and rich
said of soil
4. 
plastic; moldable
5. 
characterized by a smug, smooth pretense of spiritual feeling, fervor, or earnestness, as in seeking to persuade; too suave or oily in speech or manner

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Unctuous

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adj.
1. Excessively ingratiating or insincerely earnest: was annoyed by the unctuous waiter.
2.
a. Containing or composed of oil or fat.
b. Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; slippery.
3. Abundant in organic materials; soft and rich: unctuous soil.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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