unctuous

[Stati Uniti]/ˈʌŋktjuəs/
[Regno Unito]/ˈʌŋktʃuəs/
Frequenza: Molto alto

Traduzione

adj. oleoso; insincero; di bell'aspetto

Frasi di Esempio

He made an unctuous assurance.

Ha fatto un'assicurazione adulatoria.

an unctuous, ingratiating manner.

un modo adulatorio e servile.

a smarmy, unctuous reply.

una risposta melliflua e adulatoria.

oleaginous flattery.See Synonyms at unctuous

He speaks in unctuous tones.

Parla con toni adulatori.

an ambitious and unctuous assistant;

un assistente ambizioso e mellifluo;

he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way.

Esempi Reali

It's fruity and spiced and sweet, but also unctuous.

Fonte: Gourmet Base

And it kinda goes really toffee-like, really unctuous, really scrumptious, and it's amazing.

Fonte: Make healthy meals with Jamie.

His voice was rather deep and unctuous.

Fonte: The Mystery of Styles Court

The undertaker answered his questions in an oily, unctuous voice.

Fonte: The heart is a lonely hunter.

Martin Poyser's large person shook with his silent unctuous laugh.

Fonte: Adam Bede (Volume Four)

He at first knit his brows; then smiled with more unctuous benignity than ever.

Fonte: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

Thus, though his manners were unctuous and soft outwardly, Monsieur Grandet's nature was of iron.

Fonte: Eugénie Grandet

" I have, sir, " he said, and although his voice was very scared, Harry could still hear the familiar unctuous note in it.

Fonte: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

This bacon butter and this Kraft Singles is gonna give the fatty, unctuous flavor that his patty needs because it's grass fed.

Fonte: Kitchen Deliciousness Competition

You basically make a lemon syrup and you pour it into the sponge whilst it's hot, and it absorbs and makes the whole thing so unctuous.

Fonte: Gourmet Base

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