Say it, spell it, use it in a sentence, folks.
Unctuous.
unctuous \UNGK-choo-us\, adjective:
1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty;
oily; greasy.
2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
3. Insincerely or excessively suave or ingratiating in manner
or speech; marked by a false or smug earnestness or
agreeableness.
She recalled being offended by the "phoniness" that stemmed
from the contradiction between her President's charming, even
unctuous public manner and her anger in private.
--Floralilia, [2] Floralilia And the Making of 'The
Presidential Mystique'
He approached the public wearing a smile so unctuous it seemed
about to slide right off his face.
--Floralilia, [3]The Boy
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Unctuous is from Medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus,
"anointed, besmeared, greasy," past participle of unguere, "to
anoint, to besmear."

8 comments:
I hate that bastard too...thanks for the laugh!
Stacy
http://journals.aol.com/djzgirl71/TheMain Attraction!
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"I'll be punctuous, conjuntuous, getting Dianna, FUNCTUOUS, unctuous."
... "Word" -- I can dig it , Flora, baby.
~Brian @---->---
http://journals.aol.com/thelovetrain/tracks/
It fits the old sanctamonious (sp) shit perfectly!
Connie
I'm so sorry but all I can do is laugh at Brian. Baby, you are too cute. Lemme see. Um ...
The behavior of the President towards his citizens was unctuously contrived, leaving the audience feel a sense of hopeless frustration.
~Dianna~
His oily sarcasm slipped unctuously from his smarmy tongue leaving the glassy eyed woman polished with disdain.
(This is fun)
I was unctuously Avuncular to my best & beauteous Queen
until i realised i could be both perspicacious & obstreperous
with=out fear of failing. [What's a s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e?]
There ARE too many vowels in English, Veritas.
smooches 4 the Nancy Drew^^
slac: eschew sesquipedalian obfuscation because wordy sentences can be damn confusing. wait - that was redundant and useless, eh? But to the point.
or was it?
show off.
(damn, I gotta start doing more Times Puxxles...)
O Queen~it was re=iteratif of a previous sophism...
less=the=never, Thou posts the essential Balms to the
Hurricane sufferers^^ Smoochyasoon...
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