'Unctuous' definitions:
Definition of 'unctuous'
From: WordNet
adjective
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments" [syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous]
Definition of 'Unctuous'
From: GCIDE
- Unctuous \Unc"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus, fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent.]
- 1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. "The unctuous cheese." --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. [1913 Webster] -- {Unc"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Unc"tu*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unctuous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adipose,
- adulatory,
- affected,
- bland,
- blandishing,
- blarneying,
- blubbery,
- buttery,
- butyraceous,
- cajoling,
- canting,
- chrismal,
- chrismatory,
- complimentary,
- courtierly,
- courtly,
- disarming,
- fair-spoken,
- false,
- fat,
- fatty,
- fawning,
- fine-spoken,
- flattering,
- fulsome,
- glib,
- goody,
- goody-goody,
- greasy,
- gushing,
- holier-than-thou,
- honey-mouthed,
- honey-tongued,
- honeyed,
- hypocritic,
- hypocritical,
- ingratiating,
- insincere,
- insinuating,
- lardaceous,
- lardy,
- mealymouthed,
- mucoid,
- obsequious,
- oily,
- oily-tongued,
- oleaginous,
- oleic,
- Pecksniffian,
- pharisaic,
- pharisean,
- pietistic,
- pious,
- rich,
- sanctified,
- sanctimonious,
- sebaceous,
- self-righteous,
- simon-pure,
- sleek,
- slick,
- slimy,
- slippery,
- slobbery,
- smarmy,
- smooth,
- smooth-spoken,
- smooth-tongued,
- smug,
- sniveling,
- soapy,
- soft-soaping,
- soft-spoken,
- suave,
- suave-spoken,
- suety,
- sycophantic,
- tallowy,
- Tartuffian,
- Tartuffish,
- unguent,
- unguentary,
- unguentous,
- wheedling