Dictionary Entry
unctuous
unctuous is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.
- 2adjective
Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
- 3adjective
Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.
- 4adjective
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
"buttery praise"
"gave him a fulsome introduction"
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