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unctuous

C2 adj

unctuous /ˈʌŋ(k)(t)ʃəwəs/ nghĩa là nhờn, mỡ

Các nghĩa

  1. nhờn, mỡ

    Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.

    It is, of the one part, / A humide exhalation, vvhich vve call / Materia liquida, or the Vnctuous VVater; […]

    And unctuous meteors from spray to spray / Crept and flitted in broad noon-day / Unseen; […]

  2. béo, nhờn

    Having fat or oil present; fatty, greasy, oily.

    Meates fatte and vnctuouſe, nouryſheth, and maketh ſoluble.

  3. đậm đà, béo ngậy

    Of an aroma or taste, or a beverage (such as coffee or wine) or food (such as gravy, meat, or sauce): having layers of concentrated, velvety flavour; lush, rich.

  4. mềm và dính

    Of soil: soft and sticky.

  5. ngọt xớt

    Complacent, self-satisfied, smug.

    figuratively

  6. ngọt xớt

    Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.

    figuratively

    Then he thoroughly disliked the tone of Mr. Slope's letter; it was unctuous, false, and unwholesome, like the man.

    In superior circles, however, introduction becomes more elaborate, more flattering, more unctuous.

    General Peckem roused himself after a moment with an unctuous and benignant smile.

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