adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; unctuous; oleaginous. dated

Synonyms

All synonyms

unctuous

Etymology

From Latin unguinosus, from unguinis, from unguen (“fat, ointment”).

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