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unctuous

adjective as in oily

adjective as in ingratiating

adjective as in sycophantic

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Example Sentences

Trump is naturally very pleased with this unctuous display of sycophancy.

From Salon

His duke is a spasm of nervous tics and shifty glances, of unctuous charm and feigned candor.

Chicken drumsticks simmer in a sticky sauce; a whole fish sizzles in a frying pan; an unctuous golden curry bubbles.

The only question then, Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post wrote, "is which of the contenders will be most unctuous and self-abasing in defense of Donald Trump?"

From Salon

In the midst of this public-relations nightmare, Zoom's response to its estimated 800 million customers wasn't an apology or course correction, but an unctuous "clarification" doubling down on the new ToS.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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