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English Dictionary: unctuous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for unctuous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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"; "soapy compliments" Synonym(s): buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unctuous \Unc"tuous\ (?; 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. [bd]The unctuous* cheese.[b8] --Longfellow. 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals. 3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. -- {Unc"tuously}, adv. -- {Unc"tuousness}, n.