Alexander Armstrong

I have a horrible capacity to be unctuous to people I want to impress.

English Actor

Unctuous behavior often implies dishonesty or pretending to be nice.

Insincerity

The word is used when someone is overly friendly for self-serving reasons.

Hidden Motives

'Unctuous' often starts with a positive impression then shifts to a negative feeling.

Positive to Negative

In culinary context, 'unctuous' describes food with a rich, greasy quality.

Rich Texture

When positive, it refers to a desirable smooth and oily texture.

Pleasant Oilyness

Negatively, it suggests an unpleasant level of oiliness in food or substances.

Excessive Greasiness

 And you know, it had this fragrant softness, and it smelled a little bit of linseed oil. And then I tasted it, and it, you know, had this kind of unctuous, porty richness, which is characteristic of that wine --