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unguinous

American  
[uhng-gwi-nuhs] / ˈʌŋ gwɪ nəs /

adjective

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

unguinous British  
/ ˈʌŋɡwɪnəs /

adjective

  1. obsolete fatty; greasy; oily

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Etymology

Origin of unguinous

1595–1605; < Latin unguinōsus, equivalent to unguin- (stem of unguen ) ointment + -ōsus -ous

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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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