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 Definition of 'unctuous'

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Definitions of 'unctuous'  

1. (adj) butteryfulsomeoilyoleaginoussmarmysoapyunctuous
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"


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uncrystallised  uncrystallized  unction  unctuous  unctuously  unctuousness  uncultivable  



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