- unctuous manner
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
unctuous manner
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manner — n. 1) an arrogant, cavalier, imperious, overbearing; awkward; boorish; businesslike; casual, hit or miss, offhand, relaxed; charming; cloying; coarse, crude, rude, uncouth; courteous, polite; cursory; debonair; flippant; forthcoming; friendly;… … Combinatory dictionary
unctuous — [uŋk′cho͞o əs] adj. [ME < ML unctuosus, greasy < L unctum, ointment < ungere, to anoint: see UNGUENT] 1. a) of, like, or characteristic of an ointment or unguent; oily or greasy b) made up of or containing fat or oil 2. like oil, soap,… … English World dictionary
unctuous — unctuously, adv. unctuousness, unctuosity /ungk chooh os i tee/, n. /ungk chooh euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, esp. in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug. 2. of the nature of or… … Universalium
unc´tu|ous|ness — unc|tu|ous «UHNGK chu uhs», adjective. 1. like an oil or ointment in texture; oily; greasy: »Oak, now black with time and unctuous with kitchen smoke (Hawthorne). 2. Figurative. soothing, sympathetic, and persuasive; blandly ingratiating: 3.… … Useful english dictionary
unc´tu|ous|ly — unc|tu|ous «UHNGK chu uhs», adjective. 1. like an oil or ointment in texture; oily; greasy: »Oak, now black with time and unctuous with kitchen smoke (Hawthorne). 2. Figurative. soothing, sympathetic, and persuasive; blandly ingratiating: 3.… … Useful english dictionary
unc|tu|ous — «UHNGK chu uhs», adjective. 1. like an oil or ointment in texture; oily; greasy: »Oak, now black with time and unctuous with kitchen smoke (Hawthorne). 2. Figurative. soothing, sympathetic, and persuasive; blandly ingratiating: 3. Figurative. a)… … Useful english dictionary
smarm — 1. noun smarmy language or behavior 2. verb a) To fawn, to be unctuous. He rose ... on his wifes fortune and judicious smarming of powerful people … Wiktionary
fulsomely — adverb in an unctuous manner • Syn: ↑unctuously, ↑smarmily • Derived from adjective: ↑fulsome, ↑smarmy (for: ↑smarmily), ↑unctuous ( … Useful english dictionary
smarmily — adverb in an unctuous manner • Syn: ↑unctuously, ↑fulsomely • Derived from adjective: ↑fulsome (for: ↑fulsomely), ↑smarmy, ↑unctuous ( … Useful english dictionary
unctuously — adverb in an unctuous manner • Syn: ↑smarmily, ↑fulsomely • Derived from adjective: ↑fulsome (for: ↑fulsomely), ↑smarmy (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
unctuously — adv. in an unctuous manner; smoothly, in a slippery manner … English contemporary dictionary
