Unctuous

Definition

unctuous /'ʌŋktjuǝs / adj ( fml ) အေပၚယံေရႊမႈန္ႀကဲ။ သကာေလာင္းေသာ။ speak in unctuous tones. ❏ unctuously adv ဟန္ေဆာင္ပန္ေဆာင္။

Examples

1. ‘I would have liked more of the unctuous Mowbray.’
2. ‘It would be impossible to walk by without succumbing to a tub of mellow
3. unctuous olives
4. or a modestly priced
5. sit-down lunch (as opposed to leftovers in the fridge).’
6. ‘Another commentator derided the presenter's ‘mixture of solicitous concern
7. unctuous charm and glib moralising.’’
8. ‘The first moment after a disaster
9. we do not need news anchors unchained to any news
10. no shred of useful information
11. but plenty of unctuous sympathy.’
12. ‘The lousy
13. unctuous toad is going to be investigated.’
14. ‘I wouldn't waste two seconds listening to that unctuous socialite.’
15. ‘Roast them until they're nearly burnt
16. then cover with cold water and simmer for up to two days (if you want to make a truly unctuous sauce there are no shortcuts).’
17. ‘‘Politics is not the easiest game in the world
18. ’ the environment minister explained in that unctuous voice that brings to mind a parish priest delivering a sermon.’
19. ‘He is as unctuous as they come and as slippery and lethal as a herd of rattlers in a barrel of oil.’
20. ‘The ending of the story is a bit of a cop-out as the unctuous game show host invokes a hitherto-unknown rule and claims the date with Jennifer for himself.’
21. ‘A home-made coleslaw
22. full of organic vegetables and coated in unctuous mayonnaise
23. accompanies a baked potato admirably
24. the slurpy dressing removing the need for any added butter.’
25. ‘If anyone in history has ever emitted a bigger pile of oozing
26. sanctimonious
27. unctuous
28. fetid
29. perfidious
30. malodorous offal than this
31. I'd like to know what it could possibly be.’
32. ‘I'm sure some unctuous berk could generate some glittering generalities about freedom
33. democracy
34. human rights and the rest - but what's specifically British about those?’
35. ‘The service at lunch was also very good
36. but a bit unctuous - in a restaurant like this
37. I don't really need to be told by the server that my choice of the ravioli is a fabulous one.’
38. ‘The excruciatingly unctuous cable telemarketer forgot to mention
39. however
40. that the two movie channels
41. which come in on 500 and 400
42. could only be received through a descrambler.’
43. ‘It has nice touches such as the Bath Butler service
44. which delivers unctuous oils
45. chocolate-covered strawberries and a glass of champagne to your bath-side for a reasonable price.’
46. ‘Bob
47. by the way
48. only casually mentioned his war record
49. though there is still something unctuous even about that.’
50. ‘She was even less pleasant than the metallic voice who caressed me with his unctuous assurances… ‘Your call is important to us.’’
51. ‘But as so often
52. it seems even charitable works nowadays have to double as celebrity photo opportunities as the rich and famous parade their unctuous concern for the less fortunate.’
53. ‘Pete is one of those tiresome
54. unctuous types who thinks he's a wit and is half-right.’