unctuous

unctuous

1. öljyinen

2. yhteys|kuva|k=en lipevä, lipeväsanainen

Synonyymisanakirja

unctuous

epärehellinen, vilpillinen, imarteleva, tympäisevä, lipevä, öljyinen, liukas, mairea, hurskasteleva.

Rimmaavat sanat

unctuous rimmaa näiden kanssa:

lesbous, couscous, lahous, mahous, holhous, nuohous, verhous, lautaverhous, tiiliverhous, ulkoverhous...

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Englannin sanakirja

unctuous (englanti > suomi)

1. öljyinen

2. täyteläinen

3. liukas, lipevä

unctuous englanniksi

1. puhekieltä oily Oily or greasy.

2. 1851, w:Herman Melville|Herman Melville, Moby Dick, ch. 96:

In a word, after being tried out, the crisp, shrivelled blubber, now called scraps or fritters, still contains considerable of its unctuous properties.

3. puhekieltä Rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft, velvety flavor.

4. 1872, w:Bayard Taylor|Bayard Taylor, Beauty and The Beast; and Tales of Home, ch. 3:

The halls and passages of the castle were already permeated with rich and unctuous smells, and a delicate nose might have picked out and arranged, by their finer or coarser vapors, the dishes preparing for the upper and lower tables.

5. puhekieltä profuse Profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest.

6. 1857, w:Anthony_Trollope Anthony Trollope, w:Barchester_Towers Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, page 14 (ISBN 1857150570)

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

7. 1919, w:Stephen Leacock|Stephen Leacock, The Hohenzollerns in America, ch. 8:

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

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