unctuous
معنی فارسی
چرب روغني چرب ونرم
معنی کامل و مثالها
/uŋk´chōō ǝs/adj.
● (مانند روغن یا مرهم) چرب، روغنی، لیز
● (خاک) نرم و بارور
● شکل پذیر، قابل قالبگیری
● (موعظه و غیره) متظاهرانه، ریاکارانه، ناصادقانه
ریشه و کاربرد
Excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily.
ریشه
Derived from Latin 'unctus', past participle of 'ungere' meaning 'to anoint'.
مثال
- His unctuous manner made me mistrust him.
- She gave an unctuous speech about the community's accomplishments.
- The salesman's unctuous tone was off-putting.
ترکیبهای رایج
Unctuous praise Unctuous manner Unctuous tone
مترادفها
adjective
1. Greasy, oily, fatty, fat, oleaginous, adipose, adipous, sebaceous, pinguid, butyraceous, unguinous.
2. Smooth, bland, slippery, lubric, lubricous.
3. (In a bad or offensive sense.) Smooth, bland, suave, over complaisant, oily, plausible, sycophantic, sycophantish, parasitic, obsequious, adulatory, fawning, servile.
4. (Also in a bad sense.) Fervid, over fervid, full of unction, gushing, of affected warmth.