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unctious

unctious adjective: synonym of unctuous.

Adjective

unctious (comparative more unctious, superlative most unctious)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of unctuous.
    Synonyms:
    unctuous

Synonyms of unctious

Forms of unctious

comparativemore unctious
superlativemost unctious

Words formed from unctious

Questions about unctious

What does unctious mean?
Unctious means synonym of unctuous.
What part of speech is unctious?
Unctious is an adjective.

Words near unctious in the dictionary

  1. uncting
  2. unction
  3. unctional
  4. unctionless
  5. unctions
  6. unctious
  7. unctiousness
  8. unctoria
  9. unctorium
  10. uncts
  11. unctuose

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