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101 smooth-tongued
a сладкоречивый, льстивый; вкрадчивыйСинонимический ряд:smooth (adj.) deceitfully affable; glib; ingratiating; insinuating; obsequious; oily; smooth; suave; unctuous -
102 soapy
1. a мыльный2. a намыленный, покрытый мылом; в мыле3. a напоминающий мыло4. a разг. елейный, льстивый5. a разг. сентиментальныйСинонимический ряд:fatty (adj.) adipose; fatty; fulsome; greasy; oily; oleaginous; slick; smarmy; suety; unctious; unctuous -
103 suave
1. a учтивый, обходительный, вежливый2. a вкрадчивыйСинонимический ряд:1. cultured (adj.) cultured; diplomatic; gracious; politic2. glib (adj.) flowing; glib; oily; polished; unctuous; voluble3. sophisticated (adj.) bland; civilized; mundane; polite; smooth; sophisticated; urbane; worldlyАнтонимический ряд:clumsy; crude; ignorant; inept; rude -
104 suety
1. a жировой2. a жирный, сальный3. a бледныйСинонимический ряд:fatty (adj.) adipose; fatty; greasy; oily; oleaginous; slick; soapy; unctuous -
105 toadying
Синонимический ряд:1. fawning (adj.) bootlicking; cowering; cringing; fawning; kowtowing; parasitic; sycophant; sycophantical; sycophantish; toadyish; truckling2. flattering (adj.) adulating; ever-so-pleasant; flattering; groveling; grovelling; ingratiating; obsequious; sycophantic; unctuous3. fawning (verb) bootlicking; cowering; cringing; fawning; groveling or grovelling; honeying up; kowtowing; slavering; truckling -
106 urbane
1. a вежливый, любезный, учтивый2. a воспитанный, культурный; выдержанный3. a утончённый, изысканный, светскийСинонимический ряд:1. glib (adj.) flowing; glib; oily; unctuous; voluble2. suave (adj.) bland; civilised; civilized; cosmopolitan; courteous; cultivated; cultured; debonair; distingue; elegant; enlightened; genteel; gracious; metropolitan; poised; polished; refined; smooth; sophisticated; suave; well-bredАнтонимический ряд: -
107 voluble
1. a говорливый, разговорчивый; многословный; болтливый2. a гладкий; лёгкий, непринуждённый3. a редк. подвижной, легко вращающийся4. a бот. вьющийсяСинонимический ряд:1. glib (adj.) flowing; glib; oily; polished; silver-tongued; slick; smooth; suave; unctuous; urbane; vocative; well-hung2. talkative (adj.) articulate; fluent; garrulous; loquacious; talkative
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Unctuous — Unc tu*ous (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus, fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See {Unguent}.] 1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. The unctuous cheese. Longfellow. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unctuous — (adj.) late 14c., oily, from O.Fr. unctueus, from M.L. unctuosus greasy, from L. unctus act of anointing, from pp. stem of unguere to anoint (see UNGUENT (Cf. unguent)). Figurative sense of blandly ingratiating is first recorded 1742, perhaps in… … Etymology dictionary
unctuous — *fulsome, oily, oleaginous, slick, soapy Analogous words: bland, politic, smooth, diplomatic (see SUAVE): obsequious (see SUBSERVIENT) Antonyms: brusque … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unctuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively flattering or ingratiating. DERIVATIVES unctuously adverb unctuousness noun … English terms dictionary
unctuous — [uŋk′cho͞o əs] adj. [ME < ML unctuosus, greasy < L unctum, ointment < ungere, to anoint: see UNGUENT] 1. a) of, like, or characteristic of an ointment or unguent; oily or greasy b) made up of or containing fat or oil 2. like oil, soap,… … English World dictionary
unctuous — [[t]ʌ̱ŋktʃuəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as unctuous, you are critical of them because they seem to be full of praise, kindness, or interest, but are obviously insincere. [FORMAL] ...the kind of unctuous tone that I… … English dictionary
unctuous — adjective a) Oily or greasy. In a word, after being tried out, the crisp, shrivelled blubber, now called scraps or fritters, still contains considerable of its unctuous properties. b) Rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft,… … Wiktionary
unctuous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French unctueus, from Medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus act of anointing, from unguere to anoint Date: 14th century 1. a. fatty, oily b. smooth and greasy … New Collegiate Dictionary
unctuous — Greasy or oily. [L. unctuosus, fr. unctio, unction] * * * unc·tu·ous əŋ(k) chə( wə)s, əŋ(k)sh wəs adj rich in oil or fat: FATTY <an unctuous pharmaceutical preparation> * * * unc·tu·ous (ungkґchoo əs) greasy or oily; oleaginous … Medical dictionary
unctuous — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Oily] Syn. greasy, lenitive, unguent; see oily 1 . 2. [Smooth] Syn. plastic, slippery, waxy; see oily 2 , slippery . 3. [Ingratiating] Syn. smooth, suave, insinuating, obsequious; see affected 2 , oily 3 . II (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
unctuous — adjective formal too friendly and praising people too much in a way that seems very insincere: There is something smug and unctuous about him. unctuously adverb unctuousness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English