HyperDic: unctuous

English > 1 sense of the word *unctuous*:
ADJECTIVE	all	unctuous, buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy	unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

unctuous > pronunciation
Sounds	ah'ngchwahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *unctuous*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.
Example	"the unctuous Uriah Heep"
Synonyms	buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy
Broader	insincere	lacking sincerity
Spanish	cobista, meloso, zalamero
Nouns	unctuousness	smug self-serving earnestness
Adverbs	unctuously	in an unctuous manner