unctuousness

Roget category 355

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.3. Imperfect fluids

#355. Unctuousness

noun

unctuousness etc. adj. — unctuosity^†, lubricity — ointment etc. (oil) 356 — anointment — lubrication etc. 332.

verb

oil etc. (lubricate) 332.

adjective

unctuous, oily, oleaginous, adipose, sebaceous — unguinous^† — fat, fatty, greasy — waxy, butyraceous, soapy, saponaceous^†, pinguid, lardaceous^† — slippery.

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