Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - unctuous
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Unctuous
unctuous
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French unctueus, from Medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus act of anointing, from unguere to anoint Date: 14th century 1. a. fatty, oily b. smooth and greasy in texture or appearance 2. plastic fine ~ clay 3. full of unction; especially revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun
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1.
adj. 1 (of behaviour, speech, etc.) unpleasantly flattering; oily. 2 (esp. of minerals) having a greasy or soapy feel; oily. Derivatives unctuously adv. unctuousness n. Etymology: ME f. med.L unctuosus f. L unctus anointing (as UNCTION) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. книж. елейный, вкрадчивый unctuous assurances —- вкрадчивые заверения 2. жирный и липкий (о почве) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
1. If you describe someone as unctuous, you are critical of them because they seem to be full of praise, kindness, or interest, but are obviously insincere. (FORMAL) ...the kind of unctuous tone that I’ve heard often at diplomatic parties. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If you describe food or drink as unctuous, you mean that it is creamy or oily. (FORMAL) ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ adj formal too friendly and praising people too much in a way that seems very insincere (There is something smug and unctuous about him.) - unctuously adv - unctuousness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- 14c., from O.Fr. unctueus, from M.L. unctuosus "greasy," from L. unctus "act of anointing," from stem of unguere "to anoint" (see unguent). Sense of "blandly ingratiating" is first recorded 1742, a sarcastic usage from unction in the meaning "deep spiritual feeling" (1692). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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