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unctuousness

/ˈʌŋkt͡ʃuəsnəs/

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What does unctuousness mean?

noun

  1. The state or characteristic of being unctuous.

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/ˈʌŋkt͡ʃuəsnəs/

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Plum-pudding is the term bestowed upon certain fragmentary parts of the whale’s flesh, here and there adhering to the blanket of blubber, and often participating to a considerable degree in its unctuousness.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701