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unctuous unctuous definition

unctuous


 
  Grep  of  noun  unctuous 
  unctuousness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unctuous 
 
  The  adj  unctuous  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buttery,  fulsome,  oily,  oleaginous,  smarmy,  unctuous  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  unctuous 
 
  1  sense  of  unctuous 
 
  Sense  1 
  buttery,  fulsome,  oily,  oleaginous,  smarmy,  unctuous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insincere)  ->  sincere 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  unctuous 
 
  1  sense  of  unctuous 
 
  Sense  1 
  buttery,  fulsome,  oily,  oleaginous,  smarmy,  unctuous 
  =>  insincere  (vs.  sincere) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  unctuous 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  unctuous 
 
  unctuous  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  unctuous 
  unctuous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unctuous 
 
  The  adj  unctuous  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buttery,  fulsome,  oily,  oleaginous,  smarmy,  unctuous  --  (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") 



unctuous definition