Todays word`unctuousness`unctuous[ˈʌŋ(k)tjʊəs]ADJECTIVEexcessively 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(chiefly of minerals) having a greasy or soapy feel.synonyms:greasy · oily · fat · oleaginous · pinguid · adipose · sebaceousORIGINlate Middle English (in the sense ‘greasy’): from medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus ‘anointing’, from unguere ‘anoint’.
