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Smug self-serving earnestness
Answer for the clue "Smug self-serving earnestness ", 12 letters:
unctuousness
Word definitions for unctuousness in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unctuous \Unc"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus, fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent .] Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. ``The unctuous cheese.'' --Longfellow. ...
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n. smug self-serving earnestness [syn: fulsomeness , oiliness , oleaginousness , smarminess , unction ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or characteristic of being unctuous.
Usage examples of unctuousness.
Grand Turks are too lavish of their strength, and hence their unctuousness is small.