a02181432
| 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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