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.
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2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
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3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous
speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.
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Unc"tu*ous*ly, adv. --
Unc"tu*ous*ness, n.
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