onctueux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin unctuosus.

Adjective

onctueux (feminine singular onctueuse, masculine plural onctueux, feminine plural onctueuses)

runny (unctuous, in liquid form)
smooth, creamy

Derived terms

onctuosité

Further reading

“onctueux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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