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View definitions for unctuous

unctuous

adjective as in oily

adjective as in ingratiating

adjective as in sycophantic

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Give me tart vinegars and grassy, unctuous oils — infused with almonds, pistachios and lots of fresh, bright herbs.

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Moreover, the script transitions him, through Finan’s effective performance, from a gawky, bespectacled nerd putting on airs, into an unctuous political predator.

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Trump is naturally very pleased with this unctuous display of sycophancy.

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His duke is a spasm of nervous tics and shifty glances, of unctuous charm and feigned candor.

Chicken drumsticks simmer in a sticky sauce; a whole fish sizzles in a frying pan; an unctuous golden curry bubbles.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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