English-Thai Dictionary

unctuous

ADJ ที่ ประจบสอพลอ  ti-pra-job-so-plo

 

unctuous

ADJ เป็นน้ำ มัน  เป็นมัน  ลื่น  หล่อลื่น  ลื่น เกินไป  oily creamy pen-nam-man

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNCTUOUS

a. 1. Fat; oily; greasy.
2. Having a resemblance to oil; as the unctuous feel of a stone.

 

UNCTUOUSNESS

n. 1. Fatness; oiliness.
2. The quality of resembling oil

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNCTUOUS

Unc "tu *ous, a. Etym: [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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unctuous

unc tu ous |ˈəNG (k )CHo͞oəs ˈəŋ (k )tʃəs | ▶adjective 1 (of a person ) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily: he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way. 2 (chiefly of minerals ) having a greasy or soapy feel. DERIVATIVES unc tu ous ly adverb, unc tu ous ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘greasy ’): from medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus ‘anointing, ’ from unguere ‘anoint. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

unctuous

unctuous |ˈʌŋ (k )tjʊəs | ▶adjective 1 excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily: he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way. 2 (chiefly of minerals ) having a greasy or soapy feel. DERIVATIVES unctuously adverb, unctuousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘greasy ’): from medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus ‘anointing ’, from unguere ‘anoint ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unctuous

unctuous adjective she sees through his unctuous manners: sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, fawning, servile, groveling, subservient, cringing, humble, hypocritical, insincere, gushing, effusive; glib, smooth, slick, slippery, oily, greasy; smarmy, slimy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unctuous

unctuous adjective she sees through his unctuous manners | an unctuous smile: sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, fawning, servile, self-abasing, grovelling, subservient, wheedling, cajoling, crawling, cringing, Uriah Heepish, humble, toadying, hypocritical, insincere, flattering, adulatory, honey-tongued, silver-tongued, gushing, effusive, suave, urbane, glib, smooth, smooth-tongued, smooth-spoken, smooth-talking, slick, slippery, saccharine; oily, oleaginous, greasy; cloying, nauseating, sickening; informal smarmy, slimy, bootlicking, forelock-tugging, phoney, sucky, soapy; N. Amer. informal brown-nosing, apple-polishing; Brit. vulgar slang arse-licking, bum-sucking; N. Amer. vulgar slang ass-kissing, kiss-ass; rare saponaceous, pinguid. ANTONYMS blunt, no-nonsense.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unctuous

unc tu ous /ʌ́ŋ (k )tʃuəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 ｟否定的に ｠〈人が 〉愛想がよすぎる, 口がうまい .2 〈食物 飲み物が 〉油っぽい ; すべすべした .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞