'Unctuously' definitions:

Definition of 'unctuously'

From: WordNet
adverb
In an unctuous manner [syn: unctuously, smarmily, fulsomely]

Definition of 'Unctuously'

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]

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