untuoso

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untuoso

  • /untuˈoso/
  • /untuˈozo/

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derivato di unto

adjective untuosi · untuosa · untuose

  1. impregnato di unto, che sporca di unto
  2. figuratively ipocrita, l'essere servile

Similar: intriso, oleoso, grasso, scivoloso, unto, viscido, affettato, strisciante, subdolo, ipocrita, servile, ossequioso, adulatorio, ambiguo · Opposite: asciutto, magro, secco, pulito, ripulito, sgrassato, chiaro, dignitoso, fiero, franco, genuino, leale, nobile, onesto, schietto, sincero, aspro, brutale, rude

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In English

  • unctuous of a liquid, etc.: having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment — s
  • oleaginous falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave

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"untuoso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/untuoso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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untuoso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/untuoso

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"untuoso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/untuoso.

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@misc{untuoso_2026,
  title = {untuoso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/untuoso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}