Smug self-serving earnestness

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or characteristic of being unctuous.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. smug self-serving earnestness [syn: fulsomeness , oiliness , oleaginousness , smarminess , unction ]

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. ...