unctuousness
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈʌŋkt͡ʃuəsnəs/
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ˈʌŋktʃuəsnəs
Noun
The state or characteristic of being unctuous.
Usage- Uncountable
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Plum-pudding is the term bestowed upon certain fragmentary parts of the whale's flesh, here and there adhering to the blanket of blubber, and often participating to a considerable degree in its unctuousness.
Only Mr. Radbolt's unctuousness—surely it would have smoothed the stormiest waves—saved the social situation.
Noun
smug self-serving earnestness
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