Translations for „unctuous“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

unctuous [ˈʌŋktʃuəs] ADJ

1. unctuous pej form (insincere):

unctuous

obłudny

2. unctuous (oily):

unctuous

oleisty

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English

There is almost nothing more satisfying than a plate of unctuous keema, absorbed by soft, fluffy pav.

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The burratina was tender on the outside, unctuous on the inside, and offered a fresh milky hit with every bite.

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These women are provocative because their individuality and intellectuality aren't stifled by unctuous idealization.

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This is usually barked by the distinguished judge, at an unctuous, shifty-eyed alimony withholder.

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The tapenade was unctuous and naturally salty with due deference paid to the often maligned anchovy.

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Accompanying potato sarladaise comprised thinly layered swede and potato, rendered unctuous with duck fat and sprinkled with crumbed black pudding.

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Unctuous and tongue-clinging it has the smell of supple leather, morello cherry, cigar humidor and the last of the year's blackberries.

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This sort of opportunistic hypocrisy becomes unctuous when it wears the clothes of moral superiority.

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He was a disaster, being unctuous and slightly gormless.

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The appetizer's flavours were mild but clear, and its unctuous, comforting textures were its talking points.

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