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Definition of unctuous in English: unctuousadjective ˈʌŋ(k)tjʊəsˈəŋ(k)(t)ʃ(u)əs 1Excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily. he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way Example sentencesExamples - Bob, by the way, only casually mentioned his war record, though there is still something unctuous even about that.
- The ending of the story is a bit of a cop-out as the unctuous game show host invokes a hitherto-unknown rule and claims the date with Jennifer for himself.
- But as so often, it seems even charitable works nowadays have to double as celebrity photo opportunities as the rich and famous parade their unctuous concern for the less fortunate.
- Roast them until they're nearly burnt, then cover with cold water and simmer for up to two days (if you want to make a truly unctuous sauce there are no shortcuts).
- If anyone in history has ever emitted a bigger pile of oozing, sanctimonious, unctuous, fetid, perfidious, malodorous offal than this, I'd like to know what it could possibly be.
- ‘Politics is not the easiest game in the world,’ the environment minister explained in that unctuous voice that brings to mind a parish priest delivering a sermon.
- He is as unctuous as they come and as slippery and lethal as a herd of rattlers in a barrel of oil.
- The service at lunch was also very good, but a bit unctuous - in a restaurant like this, I don't really need to be told by the server that my choice of the ravioli is a fabulous one.
- Another commentator derided the presenter's ‘mixture of solicitous concern, unctuous charm and glib moralising.’
- I wouldn't waste two seconds listening to that unctuous socialite.
- I'm sure some unctuous berk could generate some glittering generalities about freedom, democracy, human rights and the rest - but what's specifically British about those?
- The lousy, unctuous toad is going to be investigated.
- I would have liked more of the unctuous Mowbray.
- It would be impossible to walk by without succumbing to a tub of mellow, unctuous olives, or a modestly priced, sit-down lunch (as opposed to leftovers in the fridge).
- It has nice touches such as the Bath Butler service, which delivers unctuous oils, chocolate-covered strawberries and a glass of champagne to your bath-side for a reasonable price.
- A home-made coleslaw, full of organic vegetables and coated in unctuous mayonnaise, accompanies a baked potato admirably, the slurpy dressing removing the need for any added butter.
- The excruciatingly unctuous cable telemarketer forgot to mention, however, that the two movie channels, which come in on 500 and 400, could only be received through a descrambler.
- The first moment after a disaster, we do not need news anchors unchained to any news, no shred of useful information, but plenty of unctuous sympathy.
- Pete is one of those tiresome, unctuous types who thinks he's a wit and is half-right.
- She was even less pleasant than the metallic voice who caressed me with his unctuous assurances… ‘Your call is important to us.’
Synonyms sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, fawning, servile, self-abasing, grovelling, subservient, wheedling, cajoling, crawling, cringing, Uriah Heepish, humble, toadying, hypocritical, insincere, flattering, adulatory, honey-tongued, silver-tongued, gushing, effusive, suave, urbane, glib, smooth, smooth-tongued, smooth-spoken, smooth-talking, slick, slippery, saccharine oily, oleaginous, greasy cloying, nauseating, sickening informal smarmy, slimy, bootlicking, forelock-tugging, phoney, sucky, soapy North American informal brown-nosing, apple-polishing British vulgar slang arse-licking, bum-sucking North American vulgar slang ass-kissing, kiss-ass rare saponaceous, pinguid 2(chiefly of minerals) having a greasy or soapy feel. Example sentencesExamples - Still, the lure of any luxury item - whether it be Beluga caviar, Dom Perignon champagne or an unctuous blob of sea-urchin roe - springs partly from its cost.
Synonyms greasy, oily, fat, oleaginous
Derivatives adverbˈʌŋ(k)tjʊəsliˈəŋ(k)(t)ʃuəsli To say the wine is unctuously textured is an understatement. Example sentencesExamples - ‘Neither pots nor pans, nor dish nor spoon should be spared,’ he announced unctuously.
- He and his foreign minister have unctuously said that ‘force is always the last resort.’
- ‘No further questions, your Honor,’ the prosecutor concluded unctuously, folding his hands and leaning forward with a slight simper that made Peter retch.
- Assistants are falling unctuously at her feet, rushing around proffering product in all shapes, sizes and colours.
- Claire made an ‘ahem’ sound as she stood smiling unctuously between Zach and me.
- The reporter made a big mistake all right, but it wasn't the one that the rest of the press corp is unctuously wringing its hands over.
- At their best, Chilean wines are unctuously juicy and intense, with bags of exotic ripe fruit.
- Before Kat could give any other thought to what he was doing, Josh turned back around and grinned unctuously at her.
- As one settles in amid the eminently tasteful pine green and deep brown colour scheme, one is instantaneously attended to by the most unctuously helpful staff.
nounˈʌŋ(k)tjʊəsnəsˈəŋ(k)(t)ʃuəsnəs A quick jolt in the microwave will restore its soft unctuousness, even if its soupiness is gone. Example sentencesExamples - Maybe not, but what gratifying editorial unctuousness… Will I blurb a book because its editor implores me charmingly?
- An assembly of fresh wild mushrooms was heavily scented with dried ceps, the cheese had been employed with restraint, adding unctuousness to the sauce, and interesting secondary flavour.
- It is every thing that one could hope for in a dessert wine, complex flavours (a veritable fruit bowl of exotic fruits), unctuousness, sweetness without being cloying thanks to a hint of noble rot.
- They were a play of contrasting textures and flavors: the radish's crisp crunch cloaked by the unctuousness of butter, its mild but peppery bite tamed by salt and cream.
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'greasy'): from medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus 'anointing', from unguere 'anoint'. Definition of unctuous in US English: unctuousadjectiveˈəŋ(k)(t)ʃ(u)əsˈəNG(k)(t)SH(o͞o)əs 1(of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily. he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way Example sentencesExamples - Another commentator derided the presenter's ‘mixture of solicitous concern, unctuous charm and glib moralising.’
- The service at lunch was also very good, but a bit unctuous - in a restaurant like this, I don't really need to be told by the server that my choice of the ravioli is a fabulous one.
- It has nice touches such as the Bath Butler service, which delivers unctuous oils, chocolate-covered strawberries and a glass of champagne to your bath-side for a reasonable price.
- The excruciatingly unctuous cable telemarketer forgot to mention, however, that the two movie channels, which come in on 500 and 400, could only be received through a descrambler.
- I'm sure some unctuous berk could generate some glittering generalities about freedom, democracy, human rights and the rest - but what's specifically British about those?
- But as so often, it seems even charitable works nowadays have to double as celebrity photo opportunities as the rich and famous parade their unctuous concern for the less fortunate.
- I wouldn't waste two seconds listening to that unctuous socialite.
- If anyone in history has ever emitted a bigger pile of oozing, sanctimonious, unctuous, fetid, perfidious, malodorous offal than this, I'd like to know what it could possibly be.
- Roast them until they're nearly burnt, then cover with cold water and simmer for up to two days (if you want to make a truly unctuous sauce there are no shortcuts).
- A home-made coleslaw, full of organic vegetables and coated in unctuous mayonnaise, accompanies a baked potato admirably, the slurpy dressing removing the need for any added butter.
- He is as unctuous as they come and as slippery and lethal as a herd of rattlers in a barrel of oil.
- It would be impossible to walk by without succumbing to a tub of mellow, unctuous olives, or a modestly priced, sit-down lunch (as opposed to leftovers in the fridge).
- She was even less pleasant than the metallic voice who caressed me with his unctuous assurances… ‘Your call is important to us.’
- I would have liked more of the unctuous Mowbray.
- The first moment after a disaster, we do not need news anchors unchained to any news, no shred of useful information, but plenty of unctuous sympathy.
- Bob, by the way, only casually mentioned his war record, though there is still something unctuous even about that.
- The lousy, unctuous toad is going to be investigated.
- Pete is one of those tiresome, unctuous types who thinks he's a wit and is half-right.
- ‘Politics is not the easiest game in the world,’ the environment minister explained in that unctuous voice that brings to mind a parish priest delivering a sermon.
- The ending of the story is a bit of a cop-out as the unctuous game show host invokes a hitherto-unknown rule and claims the date with Jennifer for himself.
Synonyms sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, fawning, servile, self-abasing, grovelling, subservient, wheedling, cajoling, crawling, cringing, uriah heepish, humble, toadying, hypocritical, insincere, flattering, adulatory, honey-tongued, silver-tongued, gushing, effusive, suave, urbane, glib, smooth, smooth-tongued, smooth-spoken, smooth-talking, slick, slippery, saccharine 2(chiefly of minerals) having a greasy or soapy feel. Example sentencesExamples - Still, the lure of any luxury item - whether it be Beluga caviar, Dom Perignon champagne or an unctuous blob of sea-urchin roe - springs partly from its cost.
Synonyms greasy, oily, fat, oleaginous
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘greasy’): from medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus ‘anointing’, from unguere ‘anoint’. |