Unctuous
['ʌŋ(k)tjʊəs] or ['ʌŋktʃuəs]
Definition
(a.) Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.
(a.) Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
(a.) Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Fat, fatty, greasy, oily, oleaginous, adipose, sebaceous.
Checker: Roy
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Oily, smooth, fawning, flattering, fulsome, sycophantic, complimentary
ANT:Abrupt, unmannerly, uncomplimentary, sarcastic, cynical, blunt
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Examples
- Mr Kibble, an unctuous broad man of few words and many mouthfuls, said, more briefly than pointedly, raising his ale to his lips: 'Same to you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- There was something in the sound of the last word which roused the unctuous boy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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