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A Writer's Dictionary:

unctuously Definition


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unctuous
adj
    1. Insincerely and excessively charming.
      Thesaurus: ingratiating, fawning, sanctimonious, smarmy, sycophantic, obsequious, glib, gushing.
    2. Oily; greasy.
      Thesaurus: oily, slippery, greasy, waxy, smooth, slick; Antonym: dry, rough.
Derivative: unctuosity
noun
    Derivative: unctuously
    adverb
      Etymology: 14c: see unction.



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