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Synonyms for "unctuous" in English

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unctuous:
- unctuous; smarmy; buttery; fulsome; soapy; oily; oleaginous

English

Detailed Synonyms for unctuous in English

unctuous:

unctuous adj

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– unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech ¹
unctuous; smarmy; buttery; fulsome; soapy; oily; oleaginous
– unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech ¹
- unctuous adj
  - the unctuous Uriah Heep¹
- smarmy adj
  - smarmy self-importance¹
- buttery adj
  - buttery praise¹
- fulsome adj
  - gave him a fulsome introduction¹
- soapy adj
  - soapy compliments¹
- oily adj
  - an oily sycophantic press agent¹
- oleaginous adj
  - oleaginous hypocrisy¹

Related Words for "unctuous":

unctuousness, unctuously

Alternate Synonyms for "unctuous":

buttery; fulsome; oily; oleaginous; smarmy; soapy; insincere

Related Definitions for "unctuous":

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech¹
- the unctuous Uriah Heep¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University