Synonyms:
buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
Meaning: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
Usage examples
Even as the flame of unctuous things is wont To move upon the outer surface only, So likewise was it there from heel to point.
Here not only the difficulties of approach, but the apparently insurmountable obstacle of making the soft, unctuous mud sustain heavy batteries, was overcome, and the fort compelled to surrender on April 11, after an effective bombardment.