Factitious
Factitious adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: the factitious friendliness shown by the beauty-pageant contestants to one another
Unctuous and factitious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unctuous" instead an adjective "Factitious".
Nearby Word: factitiously
Unctuous
Unctuous adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.
Factitious and unctuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Factitious" instead an adjective "Unctuous".
Nearby Word: unctuously
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