Meanings of unctuousness in English

At Strouther and Streckfuss's, Mr. Strouther came up and said with reeking unctuousness:

A mixture of creepy unctuousness and childhood regression to Mummy.

In a flat voice stripped of its former unctuousness, he said, "Is this really necessary?"

He smiled as he spoke with the unctuousness of a villain administering poison in a bouquet of roses.

Brother Baker's unctuousness angered Bud Perkins.

Mr. Kemp, counsel for Sala, rolled them out with unctuousness then paused for the Judge to write them down.

They admire his unctuousness.

When used as an ingredient in cooking, cheese can add both flavor and texture: either unctuousness or crispness, depending on circumstances.

Priestly arrogance and unctuousness, and trickeries and casuistries, cannot be painted without our discovering a likeness in the long Italian gallery.

The texture is almost as remarkable as the flavor: silky smooth, with an unstoppable unctuousness that coats your palate long after the first taste.

Check for seasoning -it will need plenty-add in some olive oil to give it a whiff of unctuousness, before serving with the stew.

This will lenify the inside of the intestines by its unctuousness, and by that means bring away that which is contained in them more easily.

The creamy unctuousness of the fresh-caught tuna combined with the sharp acidity of citrus and earthiness of herbs made this such a joy to eat.

"We strive to please, Your Majesty," Henke replied with a certain unctuousness.

"I am afraid that is impossible." The abbess's voice lost its unctuousness, turning cold.

"Hypocrisy as well as unctuousness."