Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unctuous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unctuous \Unc"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus,
fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See
{Unguent}.]
1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty;
oily; greasy. ``The unctuous cheese.'' --Longfellow.
2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous
speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. --
{Unc"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Unc"tu*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unctuous
adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner
or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome
introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent";
"oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the
unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oily},
{oleaginous}, {smarmy}]
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