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Значения термина unctuousness на английском

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Smug self-serving earnestness.

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Использование термина unctuousness на английском
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At Strouther and Streckfuss's, Mr. Strouther came up and said with reeking unctuousness:
Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents
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A mixture of creepy unctuousness and childhood regression to Mummy.
The Guardian
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In a flat voice stripped of its former unctuousness, he said, "Is this really necessary?"
Bundori
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He smiled as he spoke with the unctuousness of a villain administering poison in a bouquet of roses.
Erik Dorn
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Brother Baker's unctuousness angered Bud Perkins.
The Court of Boyville
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Mr. Kemp, counsel for Sala, rolled them out with unctuousness then paused for the Judge to write them down.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2
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They admire his unctuousness.
Main Street
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When used as an ingredient in cooking, cheese can add both flavor and texture: either unctuousness or crispness, depending on circumstances.
On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
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Priestly arrogance and unctuousness, and trickeries and casuistries, cannot be painted without our discovering a likeness in the long Italian gallery.
An Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic Spirit
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The texture is almost as remarkable as the flavor: silky smooth, with an unstoppable unctuousness that coats your palate long after the first taste.
Mastering the grill: the owner's manual for outdoor cooking
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Check for seasoning -it will need plenty-add in some olive oil to give it a whiff of unctuousness, before serving with the stew.
The Irish Times
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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 Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher / Containing his C...
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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.
Jamaica Observer
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"We strive to please, Your Majesty," Henke replied with a certain unctuousness.
Ashes Of Victory
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"I am afraid that is impossible." The abbess's voice lost its unctuousness, turning cold.
Shinjū
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"Hypocrisy as well as unctuousness."
Greener Than You Think
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Translations for unctuousness
каталонский
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Unctuousness через время