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

1. adjective. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.
2. adjective. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
3. adjective. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.
4. adjective. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

   "buttery praise"

   "gave him a fulsome introduction"

   Synonyms: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy

Synonyms

buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy

Common word forms

unctuously, unctuousness

Words from these letters

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