Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
- (vanhentunut) unctious
Synonyymit
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| italia | strisciante, untuoso |
| latina | unctuōsus |
| portugali | melífluo |
| ranska | onctueux, patelin, mielleux |
| suomi | öljyinen, täyteläinen, lipevä, liukas, lipeväsanainen, mairea |
| venäjä | жирный (žirnyi), маслянистый (masljanistyi) |
Määritelmät
Adjektiivi
- (of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance) Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
- Having fat or oil present; fatty, greasy, oily.
- Of an aroma or taste, or a beverage (such as coffee or wine) or food (such as gravy, meat, or sauce): having layers of concentrated, velvety flavour; lush, rich.
- Of soil: soft and sticky.
- (figuratively) Of a person:
- Complacent, self-satisfied, smug.
- Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.
Esimerkit
- In a word, after being tried out, the crisp, shrivelled blubber, now called scraps or fritters, still contains considerable of its unctuous properties.
- 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.
- Then he thoroughly disliked the tone of Mr. Slope's letter; it was unctuous, false, and unwholesome, like the man.
- In superior circles, however, introduction becomes more elaborate, more flattering, more unctuous.
Taivutusmuodot
| Komparatiivi | more unctuous |
| Superlatiivi | most unctuous |