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Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.

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  1. a. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.
  2. a. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
  3. a. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.
  4. adj. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
  5. 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.
  6. j:100 s unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech