Example sentences for: unctuously

How can you use “unctuously” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Unctuously, Frank

  • A literal translation of unctuously hypocritical--the phrase does demand some translation-- would describe ordinary slick operators mainly putting on airs.

  • Was Charles Keating, as he passed out worthless bonds in exchange for thousands of citizens' retirement nest eggs, merely unctuously hypocritical, or was he corrupt behind a display of seeming benevolence?

  • One might want to keep one's guard up when dealing with an unctuously hypocritical old boy, but that comes somewhat naturally because unctuosity in people is pretty easy to spot.

  • After entering the proper definition in the margin, Selfish and corrupt behind a display of seeming benevolence, I sat down to decipher the new version: unctuously hypocritical.


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