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/ˈəŋtʃwəs/ Listen

adjective

Unctuous adj.

Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. "The unctuous cheese."

Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.

Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.

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Etymology of 'Unctuous'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Unctuous" Quotes from Famous Books

... dear sir!" said Rodin, in a kindly and unctuous tone; "I was sure you would not have ...

— The Wandering Jew, Complete • Eugene Sue

... is able to tell us that Monsieur Bergeret made some naive remark, or the Abbe Jerome Coignard uttered some unctuous sally, in so large and deliberate and courtly a way that the mere "he said" or "he began" falls upon us like a papal benediction or like the gesture of a ...

— Suspended Judgments - Essays on Books and Sensations • John Cowper Powys

... I.... I keep my couch till ten, then walk awhile, Or having read or writ what may beguile A quiet after-hour, anoint my limbs With oil, not such as filthy Natta skims From lamps defrauded of their unctuous fare. And when the sunbeams, grown too hot to bear, Warn me to quit the field, and hand-ball play, The bath takes all my weariness away. Then, having lightly dined, just to appease The sense of emptiness, I take mine ease, Enjoying ...

— Horace • Theodore Martin

... is more common in the ox in connection with the comparative inactivity of the parts. The sheath has a very small external opening, the mucous membrane of which is studded with sebaceous glands secreting a thick, unctuous matter of a strong, heavy odor. Behind this orifice is a distinct pouch, in which this unctuous matter is liable to accumulate when the penis is habitually drawn back. Moreover, the sheath has two muscles (protractors) ...

— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture

... difficulties," said the poet, lifting his plump white hand and waving it in unctuous waves about the veranda, "let me show you our home, Mr. Wayne. ...

— Iole • Robert W. Chambers

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