unctuousness meaning

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unctuousness (noun): smug self-serving earnestness.

Definition of unctuousness

  1. smug self-serving earnestness

    Synonyms: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unction

    Type of: hypocrisy

    Related forms: unctuous

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in SS · 12-letter words

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