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unctuousness
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unctuous

[ˈʌŋ(k)tjʊəs]

ADJECTIVE

1. excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily.

   "he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way"

   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 · smarmy · slimy · bootlicking · forelock-tugging · phoney · sucky · soapy · brown-nosing · apple-polishing · saponaceous · pinguid
2. (chiefly of minerals) having a greasy or soapy feel.

   synonyms:

   greasy · oily · fat · oleaginous · pinguid · adipose · sebaceous
   
   

   ORIGIN

   late Middle English (in the sense ‘greasy’): from medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus ‘anointing’, from unguere ‘anoint’.