[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

unctuous \unc"tuous\ ?; 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.
      1913 webster

   2. having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
      1913 webster

   3. bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous
      speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.
      1913 webster -- unc"tuously, adv. --
      unc"tuousness, n.
      1913 webster
see also:
unguent unc"tuously unc"tuousness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
buttery fulsome oily oleaginous smarmy 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

84 moby thesaurus words for "unctuous":
   pecksniffian, tartuffian, tartuffish, adipose, adulatory, affected,
   bland, blandishing, blarneying, blubbery, buttery, butyraceous,
   cajoling, canting, chrismal, chrismatory, complimentary,
   courtierly, courtly, disarming, fair-spoken, false, fat, fatty,
   fawning, fine-spoken, flattering, fulsome, glib, goody,
   goody-goody, greasy, gushing, holier-than-thou, honey-mouthed,
   honey-tongued, honeyed, hypocritic, hypocritical, ingratiating,
   insincere, insinuating, lardaceous, lardy, mealymouthed, mucoid,
   obsequious, oily, oily-tongued, oleaginous, oleic, pharisaic,
   pharisean, pietistic, pious, rich, sanctified, sanctimonious,
   sebaceous, self-righteous, simon-pure, sleek, slick, slimy,
   slippery, slobbery, smarmy, smooth, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued,
   smug, sniveling, soapy, soft-soaping, soft-spoken, suave,
   suave-spoken, suety, sycophantic, tallowy, unguent, unguentary,
   unguentous, wheedling

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Dictionary.com/unctuous
...the unctuous, complacent court composer who is consumed with envy and self-loathing.....unctuous, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy.. These adjectives mean insincerely, self.....an unctuous toady; gave the dictator a fulsome introduction; oily praise; oleaginous..
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=unctuous, score=100, date indexed=June 30, 2005, 6:52 am

unctuous - definition by dict.die.net
...unctuous adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.....Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave.....unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy] Source: Webster's..
http://dict.die.net/unctuous/, score=82, date indexed=July 28, 2005, 6:26 am

user-unctuous - OneLook Dictionary Search
...Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "user-unctuous" is.....We found 2 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word user-unctuous: Tip.....Additional searches for user-unctuous... Search completed in 0.141 seconds. Dictionary..
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unctuous - definition of unctuous by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus...
...the unctuous, complacent court composer who is consumed with envy and self-loathing" Rhoda.....What does unctuous mean? unctuous synonyms, unctuous antonyms. Information about unctuous in the free online English.....unctuous, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy.. These adjectives mean insincerely, self..
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unctuous, score=68, date indexed=July 17, 2005, 9:57 pm

user unctuous - OneLook Dictionary Search
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UNCTUOUS - Definition
...Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave.....The unctuous cheese.'' --Longfellow. 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.....unctuous Uriah Heep"    Sponsored Links:     ..Synonyms: buttery, fulsome, insincere, oily..
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/unctuous, score=65, date indexed=June 28, 2005, 3:36 pm

Dictionary.com/Word of the Day: unctuous
...He approached Sean wearing a smile so unctuous it seemed about to slide right off his face.....Unctuous is from Medieval Latin unctuosus, a modification of Late Latin unctosus, oily.....A warmed, crusty French roll arrives split, lightly smeared with unctuous chopped liver..
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2000/02/10.html, score=65, date indexed=September 4, 2004, 2:29 pm

UNCTUOUS - Definition
...Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave.....The unctuous cheese.'' --Longfellow. 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.....unctuous Uriah Heep"    Sponsored Links:     ..Synonyms: buttery, fulsome, insincere, oily..
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary?define=unctuous&Submit1=Search, score=65, date indexed=April 24, 2005, 11:16 am

user-unctuous from FOLDOC
...Common "features" of user-unctuous systems include: icons of happy faces; mellow colors.....user-unctuous.. <jargon> (By analogy with user-friendly and user-obsequious) User.....user name « User Network Interface « user-obsequious « user-unctuous » Use the Source Luke..
http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?user-unctuous, score=60, date indexed=February 11, 2005, 12:17 am

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