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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Unctuous  \Unc"tu*ous\  (?;  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"tu*ous*ly},  adv  --  {Unc"tu*ous*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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"  [syn:  {buttery},  {fulsome},  {oily}, 
  {oleaginous},  {smarmy}]




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