Courteous and Unctuous

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Courteous adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.

Usage example: their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people

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

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

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

Nearby Word: unctuously

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