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unctuous
adjective as in oily
Weak matches
adjective as in sycophantic
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Moreover, the script transitions him, through Finan’s effective performance, from a gawky, bespectacled nerd putting on airs, into an unctuous political predator.
Trump is naturally very pleased with this unctuous display of sycophancy.
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.
The only question then, Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post wrote, "is which of the contenders will be most unctuous and self-abasing in defense of Donald Trump?"
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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