unctuous

Words with a similar base: unctuous

'unctuous'

[buttery.s.01] as in: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Examples:
buttery praise
gave him a fulsome introduction
an oily sycophantic press agent
oleaginous hypocrisy
smarmy self-importance
the unctuous Uriah Heep
soapy compliments

Origins

					unctuous (English)
└── unctuōsus (Latin)
    └── unguere (Latin)

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