unctuous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʌnktʃuəs/

Adjective

unctuous

1. (of a liquid or substance) Oily or greasy.
2. (of a wine, coffee, sauce, gravy etc.) Rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft, velvety flavor.
3. (by extension, of a person) Profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest.
   • 1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, page 14 ISBN 1857150570

     Then he thoroughly disliked the tone of Mr. Slope's letter; it was unctuous, false, and unwholesome, like the man.

Synonyms

• (of a liquid) oleaginous, saponaceous, slimy; see also Thesaurus:unctuous
• (of wine, coffee, sauce, gravy etc.) savorous
• (profusely, especially unpleasantly, polite) creepy, effusive, groveling, oleaginous, slimy, sycophantic; see also Thesaurus:sycophantic

Translations

• French: onctueux
• Italian: untuoso
• Portuguese: untuoso
• Russian: масляни́стый
• Spanish: untuoso

Translations

• German: schmierig
• Spanish: untuoso

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