buttery (s)
fulsome (s)
oily (s)
oleaginous (s)
smarmy (s)
soapy (s)
unctuous (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
examples buttery praise
gave him a fulsome introduction
an oily sycophantic press agent
oleaginous hypocrisy
smarmy self-importance
the unctuous Uriah Heep
soapy compliments
Outgoing links
Similar to insincere
Derivationally related form unctuous → unctuousness
Derivationally related form smarmy → smarm
Derivationally related form smarmy → smarminess
Derivationally related form oleaginous → oleaginousness
Derivationally related form oily → oiliness
Derivationally related form fulsome → fulsomeness
Derivationally related form fulsome → fulsomeness
Incoming links
Similar to insincere
Derived from adjective fulsomely → fulsome
Derived from adjective smarmily → smarmy
Derived from adjective unctuously → unctuous
Derivationally related form unctuousness → unctuous
Derivationally related form smarminess → smarmy
Derivationally related form oleaginousness → oleaginous
Derivationally related form oiliness → oily
Derivationally related form fulsomeness → fulsome
Derivationally related form fulsomeness → fulsome
Derivationally related form smarm → smarmy

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