Unctuous

Adjective

 * 1)  Oily or greasy.
 * 2) * 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, ch. 96:
 * In a word, after being tried out, the crisp, shrivelled blubber, now called scraps or fritters, still contains considerable of its unctuous properties.
 * 1)  Rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft, velvety flavor.
 * 2) * 1872, Bayard Taylor, Beauty and The Beast; and Tales of Home, ch. 3:
 * The halls and passages of the castle were already permeated with rich and unctuous smells, and a delicate nose might have picked out and arranged, by their finer or coarser vapors, the dishes preparing for the upper and lower tables.
 * 1)  Profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest.
 * 2) * 1919, Stephen Leacock, The Hohenzollerns in America, ch. 8:
 * In superior circles, however, introduction becomes more elaborate, more flattering, more unctuous.

Synonyms

 * oleaginous, saponaceous, slimy
 * savorous
 * creepy, effusive, groveling, oleaginous, slimy, sycophantic

Derived terms

 * unctuosity


 * unctuously


 * unctuousness

Related terms

 * anoint
 * inunction


 * ointment
 * unction
 * unguent

Adverbs for Unctuous
disgustingly; professionally; pedantically; smugly; blandly; intolerably; obsequiously; submissively; deceptively; ominously; maddeningly; solemnly; softly; persuasively; carefully; properly; ingratiatingly; suavely; adroitly.

Thesaurus
Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, adipose, adulatory, affected, bland, blandishing, blarneying, blubbery, buttery, butyraceous, cajoling, canting, chrismal, chrismatory, complimentary, courtierly, courtly, disarming, fair-spoken, false, fat, fatty, fawning, fine-spoken, flattering, fulsome, glib, goody, goody-goody, greasy, gushing, holier-than-thou, honey-mouthed, honey-tongued, honeyed, hypocritic, hypocritical, ingratiating, insincere, insinuating, lardaceous, lardy, mealymouthed, mucoid, obsequious, oily, oily-tongued, oleaginous, oleic, pharisaic, pharisean, pietistic, pious, rich, sanctified, sanctimonious, sebaceous, self-righteous, simon-pure, sleek, slick, slimy, slippery, slobbery, smarmy, smooth, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, smug, sniveling, soapy, soft-soaping, soft-spoken, suave, suave-spoken, suety, sycophantic, tallowy, unguent, unguentary, unguentous, wheedling

Etymology
From  unguere:, ungere:.

Translations

 * Russian: маслянистый, жирный