The meaning of Unctuous

noun

An advertisement.

Usage examples:

The latest television lager ad

noun

Short for advantage.

prefix

Denoting motion or direction to.

Usage examples:

Advance

verb

Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Usage examples:

He hoped to cajole her into selling the house

verb

Move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

Usage examples:

They crawled from under the table

noun

An act of moving on one's hands and knees or dragging one's body along the ground.

Usage examples:

They began the crawl back to their own lines

noun

A swimming stroke involving alternate overarm movements and rapid kicks of the legs.

Usage examples:

She could do the crawl and so many other strokes

adjective

Bent in fear or apprehension.

Usage examples:

He lugged his carry-on bag and computer case past cringing passengers wary of being hit

verb

Bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.

Usage examples:

He cringed away from the blow

adjective

Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious.

Usage examples:

Fawning adoration

verb

(of a deer) produce young.

Usage examples:

The forest was closed for hunting when the does were fawning

verb

(of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favour.

adjective

Full of praise and compliments.

Usage examples:

The article began with some flattering words about us

verb

Lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests.

Usage examples:

She was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted

adjective

Making someone look or feel better or more attractive than usual

Usage examples:

That suit is flattering on you.

adjective

Acting obsequiously in order to obtain forgiveness or favour.

Usage examples:

His grovelling references to ‘great’ historians

noun

Obsequious behaviour aimed at obtaining forgiveness or favour.

Usage examples:

It was time to give in and do a bit of grovelling

verb

Lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downwards.

Usage examples:

He grovelled at george's feet

adjective

Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance.

Usage examples:

I felt very humble when meeting her

verb

Cause (someone) to feel less important or proud.

Usage examples:

He was humbled by his many ordeals

adjective

Tending to consider yourself as having no special importance that makes you better than others; not proud

Usage examples:

He’s a humble man and he’s not comfortable talking about his own achievements., she rose from humbl…

adjective

Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.

Usage examples:

We don't go to church and we thought it would be hypocritical to have him christened

adjective

Saying that you have particular moral beliefs but behaving in a way that shows these are not sincere

Usage examples:

Their accusations of corruption are hypocritical - they have been just as corrupt themselves.

adjective

Intended to gain approval or favour; sycophantic.

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An ingratiating manner

verb

Bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

Usage examples:

A sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy

adjective

Not expressing genuine feelings.

Usage examples:

She flashed him an insincere smile

adjective

Not feeling, believing, or meaning something although you pretend to; not sincere

Usage examples:

An insincere promise/offer, there’s often a bit of insincerity in these speeches.

adjective

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

Usage examples:

They were served by obsequious waiters

adjective

Too eager to serve or obey someone

Usage examples:

She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.

adjective

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Usage examples:

He bowed his head in a servile manner

adjective

Eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows a lack of respect for yourself

Usage examples:

As a waiter, you want to be pleasant to people without appearing servile.

adjective

Prepared to obey others unquestioningly.

Usage examples:

She was subservient to her parents

adjective

Willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people

Usage examples:

In the past, women were viewed as subservient to men., your subservience to your boss disgusts me.

adjective

Willing to do what another person, organization, etc. wants, and considering your aims or wishes to be less important than those of others

Usage examples:

A subservient position/role, subservient to sb/sth critics say the federal aviation agency remains …

adjective

Behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage.

Usage examples:

A sycophantic interview

adjective

(of a person or of behaviour) praising people in authority in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them

Usage examples:

There was sycophantic laughter from the audience at every one of his terrible jokes.

verb

Act in an obsequious way.

Usage examples:

She imagined him toadying to his rich clients

noun

A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.

Usage examples:

He calls it a ‘parasite’, which she learned in school is usually defined as a hanger-on, a toady, a…

noun

A pufferfish.

adjective

Using flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something.

Usage examples:

I could hear his wheedling tone as he begged her to dance

noun

The action of flattering or coaxing someone in order to persuade them to do something or give one something.

Usage examples:

It took months of wheedling and cajoling, but her persistence was finally rewarded

verb

Use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something.

Usage examples:

She wheedled her way on to the guest list