Abject and Unctuous

Abject

Abject adjective - Showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness.

Unctuous and abject are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unctuous" instead an adjective "Abject".

Nearby Words: abjection, abjectly

Unctuous

Unctuous adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.

Abject and unctuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abject" instead an adjective "Unctuous".

Nearby Word: unctuously
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