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unguinous

[ uhng-gwi-nuhs ]

adjective

  1. resembling, containing, or consisting of fat or oil; greasy; oily.


unguinous

/ ˈʌŋɡɪə /

adjective

  1. obsolete.
    fatty; greasy; oily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unguinous1

1595–1605; < Latin ܲԲܾōܲ, equivalent to unguin- (stem of unguen ) ointment + -ōܲ -ous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unguinous1

C17: from Latin ܲԲܾōܲ oily, from unguin-, unguen a fatty substance, from unguere to anoint, besmear
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Adj. unctuous, oily, oleaginous, adipose, sebaceous; unguinous†; fat, fatty, greasy; waxy, butyraceous, soapy, saponaceous†, pinguid, lardaceous†; slippery.

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