unguinous

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adjective

Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; unctuous; oleaginous.

OriginLatin unguinosus →
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Meanings

adjectiveunguinous (comparative more unguinous, superlative most unguinous)

comparative more unguinous · superlative most unguinous

  1. datedConsisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; unctuous; oleaginous.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unctuous

Origin

  1. Latinunguinosus
  2. Englishunguinous

From Latin unguinosus, from unguinis, from unguen (“fat, ointment”).

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APA

unguinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unguinous

MLA

“unguinous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unguinous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unguinous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unguinous.

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