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Adjective Concept
EN
buttery  fulsome  oily  oleaginous  smarmy
EN
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech WordNet 3.0
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Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating. Wiktionary
EN
Buttery praise WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Gave him a fulsome introduction WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An oily sycophantic press agent WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Oleaginous hypocrisy WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Smarmy self-importance WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The unctuous Uriah Heep WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Soapy compliments WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A smarmy salesman with a big smile. Wiktionary
DERIVATION
unction
fulsomeness
SIMILAR
insincere
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
Wiktionary
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smarmy

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