Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unctious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
unc-tious
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of unctuous.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

more unctious (comparative) most unctious (superlative)

Derived Forms

unctiousness

Synonyms

unctuous

Questions

What does unctious mean?
Synonym of unctuous.

How to pronounce unctious

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