- Types Of Speech
- You can use unctuous as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Unctuous
- A 3 syllables adjective satellite and 8 letters with the letters c, n, o, s, t, and u, 4 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters tu. Unctuous starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters u, un, unc, unct, unctu, and the ending characters are s, us, ous, uous, tuous, ..
- Definition
- Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"
- Origin/Roots
- Medieval Latin
- School Grade
- Unctuous is set as a sat word that starts with u, ends with s, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Unctuous in Pig Latin is said as "unctuousay or unctuousway".
- Unigram
- u | n | c | t | u | o | u | s
- Bigram
- un | nc | ct | tu | uo | ou | us
- Trigram
- unc | nct | ctu | tuo | uou | ous
- Quadrigram
- unct | nctu | ctuo | tuou | uous
- Word Gram
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abhorrent | offensive to the mind "an abhorrent deed" "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee" "morally repugnant customs" "repulsive behavior" "the most repulsive character in recent novels" |
| Abject | showing humiliation or submissiveness "an abject apology" |
| Abominable | exceptionally bad or displeasing "atrocious taste" "abominable workmanship" "an awful voice" "dreadful manners" "a painful performance" "terrible handwriting" "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" |
| Abusive | characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment "abusive punishment" "argued...that foster homes are abusive" |
| Academic | an educator who works at a college or university |
| Adipose | composed of animal fat "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat" |
| Adulatory | obsequiously complimentary "they listened with flattering interest" |
| Affected | acted upon influenced |
| Ample | affording an abundant supply "had ample food for the party" "copious provisions" "food is plentiful" "a plenteous grape harvest" "a rich supply" |
| Arrant |
View all cognitive synonyms for Unctuous
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unctuous | unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech "buttery praise" "gave him a fulsome introduction" "an oily sycophantic press agent" "oleaginous hypocrisy" "smarmy self-importance" "the unctuous Uriah Heep" |
View English words with the unique letters used in unctuous. Words With The Letters Cnostu
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Insincere | lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" |
Unctuous Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With U
- Ends With S
- Spelled With / Contains Letters

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