Associations to the word «Unctuous»
Noun
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Wiktionary
UNCTUOUS, adjective. (of a liquid or fatty substance) Oily or greasy.
UNCTUOUS, adjective. (of a wine, coffee, etc.) Rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft, velvety flavor.
UNCTUOUS, adjective. (by extension) (of a person) Profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest.
Dictionary definition
UNCTUOUS, 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".
Wise words
There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind
must lie.