UNCTUOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
   Synonym(s)
   • buttery (what does buttery mean?)
   • fulsome (what does fulsome mean?)
   • oily (what does oily mean?)
   • oleaginous (what does oleaginous mean?)
   • smarmy (what does smarmy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • buttery praise
   • gave him a fulsome introduction
   • an oily sycophantic press agent
   • oleaginous hypocrisy
   • smarmy self-importance
   • the unctuous Uriah Heep
   Similar To
   • insincere (what does insincere mean?)