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unguinous

unguinous adjective: consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; unctuous; oleaginous.

Adjective

unguinous (comparative more unguinous, superlative most unguinous)

  1. (dated) Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; unctuous; oleaginous.

Forms of unguinous

comparativemore unguinous
superlativemost unguinous

Origin of unguinous

From Latin unguinosus, from unguinis, from unguen (“fat, ointment”).

Questions about unguinous

What does unguinous mean?
Unguinous means consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; unctuous; oleaginous.
What part of speech is unguinous?
Unguinous is an adjective.

Words near unguinous in the dictionary

  1. unguiltiness
  2. unguilting
  3. unguilts
  4. unguilty
  5. unguinal
  6. unguinous
  7. unguis
  8. unguises
  9. unguitractor
  10. unguitractors
  11. ungula

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