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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | containing butter |
| Synonyms: | butyraceous, rancid |
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| Main Entry: | fulsome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sickening or excessive behavior |
| Synonyms: | adulatory, bombastic, buttery, canting, cloying, coarse, extravagant, fawning, flattering, glib, grandiloquent, hypocritical, immoderate, ingratiating, inordinate, insincere, magniloquent, mealy-mouthed, nauseating, offensive, oily, oleaginous, overdone, saccharine, sanctimonious, slick*, slimy*, smarmy, smooth, suave, sycophantic, unctuous, wheedling |
| Antonyms: | reasonable, sincere |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fatty, greasy |
| Synonyms: | adipose, buttery, butyraceous, creamy, lardy, lubricant, lubricative, lubricous, lustrous, oil-soaked, oiled, oleaginous, polished, rich, saponaceous, sleek, slippery, smeary, smooth, soapy, soothing, swimming, unctuous, waxy |
| Antonyms: | dry |
| Main Entry: | pantry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kitchen storage room |
| Synonyms: | buttery, cellar, chamber, closet, cupboard, larder, store room |
| Main Entry: | unctuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ingratiating |
| Synonyms: | buttery, fulsome, insincere, oleaginous, smarmy, smooth, smug, suave |
| Antonyms: | genuine, sincere |
| Main Entry: | oleaginous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unctuous |
| Synonyms: | buttery, fulsome, insincere, oily, sleek, smarmy, smooth*, smug, suave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smarmy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unctuous |
| Synonyms: | buttery, fulsome, insincere, oily, oleaginous, sleek, smooth*, smug, suave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | oily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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