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unctuous

Letters that make unctuous

s, o, n, c, t, u are letters that make 'unctuous'

Words within unctuous

UN, CT, US, NC are words within 'unctuous'

unctuous is an 8 letter word ending with s
unctuous is an 8 letter word starting with u

1 possible definitions for 'unctuous'

Unctuous as "unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech"

Under this definition, unctuous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

oily, oleaginous, fulsome, buttery, smarmy, soapy have the same meaning as 'unctuous'

Derivatives of unctuous

fulsomeness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction, oiliness, smarm are derivatives of 'unctuous'.

Similar to unctuous

insincere is similar to unctuous.

Example of unctuous used within this context

"buttery praise", "gave him a fulsome introduction", "an oily sycophantic press agent", "oleaginous hypocrisy", "smarmy self-importance", "the unctuous Uriah Heep", "soapy compliments"