oleaginous
olea·gi·nous
adjective
1.
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- “buttery praise”
- “gave him a fulsome introduction”
- “an oily sycophantic press agent”
- “oleaginous hypocrisy”
- “smarmy self-importance”
- “the unctuous Uriah Heep”
- “soapy compliments”
Origin
Borrowed from French oléagineux, borrowed from Medieval Latin oleāginōsus (“oily”), from olea (“the olive tree or its fruit”).
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