unctuously
IPA: ˈʌŋtʃwʌsɫi
adverb
- Insincerely and excessively charming
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Examples of "unctuously" in Sentences
- "Howdy, Miss Georgie?" he called unctuously through the open door.
- (The television shrieked, unctuously) My uncle retreated into complete obscurity (Tin, leaky words emanated out from speakers, deadpan laughter sitting vaguely in a void) — rolling creak.
- I hate to disappoint you but now that I can see again I have been able to brush that chip off my shoulder and now, in my new enlightened state, I have transmogrified and become that most dreaded of creatures - a righteous and unctuously nice creature with nothing controversial to say ever again - at least until Don Herradura arrives with his potion (as suggested by Rick with keen insight).
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