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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

Ääntäminen

    • IPA: /ˈʌnktʃuəs/
KäännösKonteksti
Adjektiivit
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3.henkilöstä
4.henkilöstä
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Määritelmät

Adjektiivi

  1. (of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance) Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
  2. Having fat or oil present; fatty, greasy, oily.
  3. 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.
  4. Of soil: soft and sticky.
  5. (figuratively) Of a person:
  6. Complacent, self-satisfied, smug.
  7. 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

Komparatiivimore unctuous
Superlatiivimost unctuous