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Unctuous - Definition of Unctuous at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Unctuous. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness: "the unctuous, complacent court composer who is consumed with envy and self...
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Definition of unctuous from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... 1 a : fatty, oily b : smooth and greasy in texture or appearance; 2 : plastic <fine unctuous clay>; 3 : full of unction; especially : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating,
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Synonyms of unctuous from the Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus with antonyms, definitions, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Meaning: 1 not being or expressing what one appears to be or express <an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters> — see insincere; 2 overly or insincerely flattering <an unctuous...
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Definition of unctuous in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of unctuous. Pronunciation of unctuous. Translations of unctuous. unctuous synonyms, unctuous antonyms. Information about unctuous in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... 4. Abundant in organic materials; soft and rich: unctuous soil.
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The halls and passages of the castle were already permeated with rich and unctuous smells, and a delicate nose might have picked out and arranged, by their finer or coarser vapors, the dishes preparing for the upper and lower tables.
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1. excessively ingratiating: attempting to charm or convince somebody in an unpleasantly suave, smug, or smooth way; ... 3. soft and rich: soft and rich in texture and easily workable, especially through containing a high proportion of organic material; ... Search for "unctuous" in all of MSN Encarta...
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unctuous adj. Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness: 'the unctuous, complacent court composer who is consumed with envy ... SYNONYMS unctuous, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy. These adjectives mean insincerely, self-servingly, or smugly agreeable or earnest: an unctuous toady;
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Find Synonym of unctuous and Antonym of unctuous at Thesaurus.com, Synonym, Synonyms, Thesaurus, Synonym Dictionary, Synonyms Dictionary, Antonym, Antonyms, Antonym Dictionary, Antonyms Dictionary ... Main Entry: unctuous...
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