False
False adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: so much of the sympathy that the widow received was false and hypocritical, since it came from people who never liked her husband in the first place
Unctuous and false are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unctuous" instead an adjective "False".
Unctuous
Unctuous adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.
Usage example: an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters
False and unctuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "False" instead an adjective "Unctuous".
Nearby Word: unctuously
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