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Definition of unctuously adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unctuously

adverb
 
/ˈʌŋktʃuəsli/
 
/ˈʌŋktʃuəsli/
(formal, disapproving)
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  1. in a way that is friendly or that gives praise which is not sincere and is therefore unpleasant
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