0 Unctuous people or behaviour expresses too much praise, interest, friendliness, etc., in a way that is false and unpleasant: --
In one of his usual unctuous approches to the nationalist parties, he sought to say that there would be plenty of time for debating the issue of ship-repairing.
It was one spasm of reality, and what a contrast it made with the unctuous inanity which characterised most of his speech on defence policy this afternoon.
The most it emitted was an unctuous growl, of which we have heard some repetitions to-day.
I never said that he had unctuous rectitude.
Stop being so unctuous and tell the truth.
I do not want to appear to be in any way unctuous or sanctimonious, but this is a matter of public duty.
He can sometimes be pompous, occasionally unctuous, but he is a man of enormous sincerity.
If there was unctuous cohesion, it does not seem to be present in this debate.
