Definition of Unctuous
not expressing true feelings; pretending to display true feelings
Examples of Unctuous in a sentence
Find me a politician without an unctuous personality, and I’ll pay you a million bucks! 🔊
Nicky’s unctuous demeanor got on everyone’s nerves. 🔊
Turned off by the unctuous compliments, the woman turned down the man’s offer of a drink. 🔊
His unctuous hand gestures let everyone know he was upset about the encounter. 🔊
The head cheerleader made an unctuous effort to get the geeks to give her their prom queen votes. 🔊
Because she resembles a famous movie star, my friend receives unctuous attention when we go out to dinner. 🔊
His impression of the president was unctuous and poorly done. 🔊
When Janice walked into her party, she pretended to be surprised with an unctuous performance. 🔊
Harrison’s unctuous behavior made him seem as if he had spent every moment of his life in the theater. 🔊
Because she wanted to borrow his car, Sarah gave her father unctuous praise. 🔊
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