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Unctious

Unctious \Unc"tious\, a. Unctuous. [Obs.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unctious

common variant of unctuous c.1600-1725.

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unctious

a. (obsolete form of unctuous English)

Usage examples of "unctious".

The last channel bellowed out in the unctious but exuberant voice of Thrush Limburger.

It poured with unctious deliberation till the sack was empty, and the man held it up to show the powdered dust of dust clinging to the inside.

When the girls reached the wagon, a small, fat priest emerged and greeted them with an unctious, openmouthed smile.