Unctuous vs Unctuous - What's the difference?
unctuous | unctuous |
(of a liquid or fatty substance) Oily or greasy.
* 1851 , , Moby Dick , ch. 96:
Rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft, velvety flavor.
* 1872 , , Beauty and The Beast; and Tales of Home , ch. 3:
(by extension, of a person) Profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest.
* 1857 , , Volume the Second, page 14 (ISBN 1857150570)
* 1919 , , The Hohenzollerns in America , ch. 8:
(of a liquid or fatty substance) Oily or greasy.
* 1851 , , Moby Dick , ch. 96:
Rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft, velvety flavor.
* 1872 , , Beauty and The Beast; and Tales of Home , ch. 3:
(by extension, of a person) Profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest.
* 1857 , , Volume the Second, page 14 (ISBN 1857150570)
* 1919 , , The Hohenzollerns in America , ch. 8:
In of a liquid or fatty substance|lang=en terms the difference between unctuous and unctuous
is that unctuous is (of a liquid or fatty substance) oily or greasy while unctuous is (of a liquid or fatty substance) oily or greasy.In of a wine, coffee, etc.|lang=en terms the difference between unctuous and unctuous
is that unctuous is rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft, velvety flavor while unctuous is rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft, velvety flavor.In by extension|of a person|lang=en terms the difference between unctuous and unctuous
is that unctuous is (by extension|of a person) profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest while unctuous is (by extension|of a person) profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest.As adjectives the difference between unctuous and unctuous
is that unctuous is (of a liquid or fatty substance) oily or greasy while unctuous is (of a liquid or fatty substance) oily or greasy.unctuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In a word, after being tried out, the crisp, shrivelled blubber, now called scraps or fritters, still contains considerable of its unctuous properties.
- The halls and passages of the castle were already permeated with rich and unctuous smells, and a delicate nose might have picked out and arranged, by their finer or coarser vapors, the dishes preparing for the upper and lower tables.
- Then he thoroughly disliked the tone of Mr. Slope's letter; it was unctuous , false, and unwholesome, like the man.
- In superior circles, however, introduction becomes more elaborate, more flattering, more unctuous .
Synonyms
* (of a liquid) oleaginous, saponaceous, slimy * savorous * creepy, effusive, groveling, oleaginous, slimy, sycophanticDerived terms
* unctuosity * unctuously * unctuousnessExternal links
* * *unctuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In a word, after being tried out, the crisp, shrivelled blubber, now called scraps or fritters, still contains considerable of its unctuous properties.
- The halls and passages of the castle were already permeated with rich and unctuous smells, and a delicate nose might have picked out and arranged, by their finer or coarser vapors, the dishes preparing for the upper and lower tables.
- Then he thoroughly disliked the tone of Mr. Slope's letter; it was unctuous , false, and unwholesome, like the man.
- In superior circles, however, introduction becomes more elaborate, more flattering, more unctuous .
