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Unctuousness

//ˈʌŋkt͡ʃuəsnəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being unctuous. uncountable

    "Plum-pudding is the term bestowed upon certain fragmentary parts of the whale's flesh, here and there adhering to the blanket of blubber, and often participating to a considerable degree in its unctuousness."

  2. 2
    smug self-serving earnestness wordnet

Etymology

From unctuous + -ness.

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