Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete variant of
unctuous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Unctuous.
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- adjective Obsolete form of
unctuous .
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There is a picture of Joe by the word "unctious" in the dictionary.
Top Lieberman Campaign Official: We Begged Obama For Help In 2006 -- And He Came Through 2009
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Robbins is creepily understated as a put-upon exec, the drifting center of a sprawling cast that includes Greta Scacchi as a painter and Buck Henry, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward, and Peter Gallagher, all incarnating various types of preening, unctious "players" in Hollywood.
John Farr: Remembering Robert Altman John Farr 2011
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But Dana came off looking really unctious and yes, jealous.
Reliable Sources: Journos spar over Obama presser question 2009
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Robbins is creepily understated as a put-upon exec, the drifting center of a sprawling cast that includes Greta Scacchi as a painter and Buck Henry, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward, and Peter Gallagher, all incarnating various types of preening, unctious "players" in Hollywood.
John Farr: Remembering Robert Altman John Farr 2011
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That worthless and unctious worm is worse than Brown -- I do hope hope they choose him so Labour can spend more time in the political wilderness.
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That worthless and unctious worm is worse than Brown -- I do hope hope they choose him so Labour can spend more time in the political wilderness.
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His unctious claims are going nowhere except to further polarize Clinton supporters.
Angry Clinton supporters tell party leaders: 'Let's go McCain!' 2008
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I don't count the unctious independent pus slick from Ct at a Democrat.
Baucus Claims Victory For His Approach To Health Care Reform 2009
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HOly Joe breezes in to the Democratic Cloak Room for the first Democratic caucus of the 111th Congress, ready to gladhand the old pros and congratulate the the new freshmen, smiling his greasy smile and greeting people with that unctious voice like the guy who played the dad in "ALF."
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It elects Republican governors over and over again, sends some of the most corrupt and thuggish Republicans in the nation to Congress and won't elect any Democrats to Congress other than unctious DINO's like Bill Nelson.
Obama Campaign: Hillary Is Already "Waving White Flag" In Key General Election States 2009
stpeter commented on the word unctious
Did you mean unctuous?
December 7, 2006