Search Result:unctuous
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋʌŋktʃUәs 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊʌŋktjuәs,-tʃuәs 〕
Overview of adj unctuous
The adj unctuous has 1 sense
- buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous -- (unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments")