Unctuous example sentences

Related (7): oily, greasy, insincere, ingratiating, fawning, slimy, smooth-tongued

unc·tu·ous

adjective

unctuous (adjective)

  - excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily:

  - (of food or drink) having a pleasingly rich taste:

  - (of a mineral) having a greasy or soapy feel.

Synonyms

sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, fawning, servile, groveling, subservient, wheedling, cajoling, crawling, cringing, humble, toadying, hypocritical, insincere, performative, flattering, adulatory, gushing, effusive, suave, urbane, glib, smooth, slick, slippery, saccharine, oily, oleaginous, greasy, cloying, nauseating, sickening, smarmy, slimy, bootlicking, phoney, sucky, soapy, saponaceous, pinguid, blunt, creamy, fatty, buttery, heavy, luscious, robust, opulent, big, fruity, fat, light, delicate

"Unctuous" Example Sentences


1. The slimy politician oozed unctuous charm and false sincerity to win over voters.
2. With an unctuous smile and oily manner, the used car salesman tried to convince me to buy the clapped-out car.
3. The unctuous manners of the solicitor turned my stomach.
4. His unctuous flattery made his interest seem insincere.
5. The unctuous sales assistant made extravagant promises in order to make the sale.
6. Dripping with an unctuous smile, he tried to deny any involvement in the matter.
7. His unctuous praise of the dictator rang hollow and false.
8. I could see right through his unctuous words and mannerisms.
9. The unctuous oiliness of his speech revealed his insincerity.
10. With unctuous melancholy and false piety, she offered her condolences.
11. My aunt spluttered into laughter at the unctuous crocodile tears of the actress.
12. The unctuous minister tried and failed to dodge questions about the church's hypocrisy.
13. The obsequious and unctuously oily aide courted favor with flattery.
14. Her unctuous mannerisms spoke of deceit and insincerity.
15. With unctuous charm, he tried to deflect blame for the mistake.
16. Her unctuous compliments were transparent attempts at manipulation.
17. The slimy vice principal gave an unctuous speech to the graduating seniors.
18. The spokesman gave an unctuous response, attempting to cover up the scandal.
19. The politician's unctuous praise of veterans rang hollow to real soldiers.
20. The saccharine and unctuous language used by marketers disgusts me.
21. With an unctuous smirk, he held the door for me in an exaggerated show of politeness.
22. I saw through the pastor's unctuous performance of piety and grace.
23. The unctuous sycophant fawned grossly over his employer to curry favor.
24. Her oily and unctuous condolences felt manipulative and performative.
25. The customer service representative infused an unctuous tone into her voice to soothe irate callers.
26. The slimy behavior of the intern was both obsequious and unctuous.
27. His unctuous language and slippery rhetoric failed to mask his hidden agenda.
28. I initially mistook his unctuous charm for genuine compassion.
29. The panelist's unctuous speech dripped with false sentimentality and melodrama.
30. The film depicted the lawyer as both unctuously slick and sinisterly corrupt.
31. The unctuous cell phone salesman relentlessly pitched useless upgrades and plans.
32. The narrator described the slick used car salesman as dripping with unctuous charm.
33. The annoying televangelist gave his sermon in an unctuous yet patronizing tone.
34. The praise from her flatterers was unctuously effusive but transparently insincere.
35. The dictionary defined 'unctuous' as "excessively or insincerely flattering or complaisant."
36. His unctuous words were clearly meant to manipulate rather than compliment.
37. The oily defense lawyer presented his client in an unctuously sympathetic light.
38. Her unctuous sweetness felt false and insincere.
39. The smarmy politician gave an unctuous stump speech, full of hollow platitudes.
40. Both the beautician and the used car salesman used unctuous charm to mask deceit.
41. She saw through his unctuous charm and smarmy compliments.
42. He spoke in an unctuously sanctimonious tone that gave away his insincerity.
43. The doctor despised the pharmacist's unctuous manner and oily smile.
44. The marketing executive devised an unctuous advertising campaign to flatter consumers.
45. There was something unctuous about the way he licked his lips after giving a compliment.
46. Though his words were unctuously flattering, his eyes remained cold and mocking.
47. Her unctuous grin struck me as strangely threatening.
48.The slimy politician's unctuously sincere words failed to convince anyone.
49. The lawyer issued his unctuous yet menacing warning in a greasy tone of voice.
50. The self-important narrator told her story in an unctuously smug manner.
51. The lawyer issued her unctuous threat with an insincere smile.
52. The fake tears and unctuous performance of sympathy rang hollow.
53. His unctuously paternal demeanor grated on my nerves.
54. The museum exhibit explored "the unctuous art of manipulation."
55. The car salesman's unctuous manner melted away the moment I walked away from the lot.
56. The social media influencer gave an unctuously woke speech on justice and equality.
57. Dripping with unctuous flattery, the intern tried to ingratiate herself to the boss.
58. The politician's unctuously sentimental speech about family values felt staged and calculated.
59. The comment section was filled with unctuously smooth internet trolls spreading misinformation.
60. His oily and unctuous words made my skin crawl.

Common Phases


1. Ooze unctuous charm - to exhibit excessive or insincere charm in an oily or off-putting manner
2. Dripping with unctuousness - describing someone who is excessively flattering or complimentary in an insincere or manipulative way
3. An unctuous smile - an insincere, sly, or oily smile
4. An unctuous manner - an excessively polite, accommodating, or flattering manner that seems false or manipulative
5. Unctuous flattery - excessive or insincere flattery meant to manipulate or deceive someone
6. Unctuous praise - excessive or insincere praise meant to manipulate rather than genuinely compliment

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