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单词 unctuous
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unctuous

adjective
/ˈʌŋktʃuəs/
/ˈʌŋktʃuəs/
(formal, disapproving)
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  1. friendly or giving praise in a way that is not sincere and that is therefore unpleasant
    • an unctuous host
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘greasy’): from medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus ‘anointing’, from unguere ‘anoint’.
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