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Found 2 hits - Term: unctuously, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[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
unctuously
     adv : in an unctuous manner syn: smarmily, fulsomely
see also:
smarmily fulsomely 

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