Tuesday, August 30, 2005

#528...On the word of the day:

 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
     _________________________________________________________

   Unctuous  is from Medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus,
   "anointed, besmeared, greasy," past participle of unguere, "to
   anoint, to besmear."


 

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hate that bastard too...thanks for the laugh!

Stacy

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Anonymous said...


"I'll be punctuous, conjuntuous, getting Dianna, FUNCTUOUS, unctuous."

... "Word" -- I can dig it , Flora, baby.

~Brian @---->---

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Anonymous said...

It fits the old sanctamonious (sp) shit perfectly!
Connie

Anonymous said...

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~

Anonymous said...

His oily sarcasm slipped unctuously from his smarmy tongue leaving the glassy eyed woman polished with disdain.

(This is fun)

Anonymous said...

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^^

Anonymous said...

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...)

Anonymous said...

O Queen~it was re=iteratif of a previous sophism...
less=the=never, Thou posts the essential Balms to the
Hurricane sufferers^^ Smoochyasoon...