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Meanings of unctuous in English

Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.

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Usage of unctuous in English
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Varys slithered to his feet, smiling in that unctuous way he had.
A clash of kings
2
John Michael Higgins is all unctuous anxiety as Evan's chief of staff.
Reuters
3
Canadian Shakespearean actor Douglas Rain won the role with neutral, unctuous tones.
Wired
4
But such a man is all the more bound to be unctuous.
Overland: A Novel
5
Enough, that a very unctuous business was made of it that morning.
Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
6
One talked of her son, and her voice was unctuous with pride.
Half Portions
7
In superior circles, however, introduction becomes more elaborate, more flattering, more unctuous.
The Hohenzollerns in America / With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and...
8
I hate his supercilious manner, his superior tone, and his unctuous bearing.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
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I spoke with unctuous satisfaction, for I really expected him to comprehend.
From a Girl's Point of View
10
He straightened up and gave the three of us an unctuous smile.
Sister Mine
11
He's in his mid-fifties, sleek and well groomed, charismatic but not unctuous.
The nobodies album
12
The baked filling was thick, creamy, and unctuous, reminiscent of cream pie.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
13
The unctuous axioms of social morality are only used to cloak her disappointment.
Letters of Two Brides
14
General Peckem roused himself after a moment with an unctuous and benignant smile.
Catch-22
15
The picture brought up to Keith the fat and unctuous Rimmon.
Gordon Keith
16
We sample each and the unctuous braised beef cheek ultimately wins the day.
News.com.au
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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