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unctuous (adjective):
1: having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
2a: fatty, oily
b: smooth and greasy in texture or appearance
3: plastic
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Nowadays, unctuous usually has a negative connotation, but it originated as a term describing a positive act: that of healing. The word comes from the Latin verb unguere (“to anoint”), a root that also gave rise to the words unguent (“a soothing or healing salve”) and ointment. The oily nature of ointments may have led to the use of unctuous to describe things marked by an artificial gloss of sentimentality. An unctuous individual may mean well, but the person’s insincere effusiveness can leave an unwelcome residue—much like that of some ointments.
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