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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: unctuous (0.00799 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to unctuous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: unctuous 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” [syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Unctuous Unctuous \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. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals. [1913 Webster] 3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. [1913 Webster] -- Unc"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Unc"tu*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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