English Dictionary
◊ UNCTUOUSLY
unctuous
adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner
or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome
introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent";
"oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the
unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oily},
{oleaginous}, {smarmy}]