unctuous

Pronunciation:		'ungkchoous
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Matching Terms:		unctuously, unctuousness
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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"

	Synonyms:	buttery, fulsome, insincere, oily, oleaginous, smarmy


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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. ``The unctuous cheese.'' --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"tuous*ness}, n.