unctional

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/ˈʌŋkt͡ʃənəl//ˈʌŋkt͡ʃnəl/

adjective

Exhibiting or relating to unction.

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Meanings

adjectiveunctional (comparative more unctional, superlative most unctional)

comparative more unctional · superlative most unctional

  1. Exhibiting or relating to unction.

    That he may realize and diffuse such an unctional spirit, as may be most salutary to himself, and profitable to others.

    1842, The Tract Magazine, Or, Christian Miscellany, volume 9, page 177

Origin

From unction + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

continualinoculant
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APA

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MLA

“unctional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unctional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unctional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unctional.

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