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unctuous

/ˈʌŋktʃuəs/adjective

उच्चारण अंक्चुअस

चापलूस, चिकनी-चुपड़ी बातें करने वाला, बनावटी विनम्र

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal, disapproving

    friendly or praising somebody in a way that is not sincere and that is therefore unpleasant

    चापलूस, चिकनी-चुपड़ी बातें करने वाला, बनावटी विनम्र

    • The salesman's unctuous manner made Radhika suspicious.
    • an unctuous smile

    Synonyms obsequious sycophantic oily smarmy fawning

    Opposite sincere genuine blunt candid

  2. 2

    technical

    having a greasy or oily feel or texture

    चिकना, तैलीय

    • an unctuous sauce

    Synonyms oily greasy

◇Word family
unctuously adverbunctuousness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

obsequious sycophantic oily smarmy fawning greasy

Antonyms

sincere genuine blunt candid

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin unguere, meaning 'to anoint with oil', so an unctuous person is figuratively 'oily'.

यह Latin शब्द unguere से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'तेल लगाना' है, इसलिए unctuous व्यक्ति को लाक्षणिक रूप से 'चिकना' या चापलूस कहा जाता है।