unctuous

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The Word of the Day for June 15 is:

unctuous   \UNK-chuh-wus\   adjective 
     1 a : fatty, oily  b : smooth and greasy in texture or appearance  
     2 : plastic  
    *3 : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or 
spirituality

Example sentence:
     The unctuous man in the bar tried every cheap pickup line in the book, but 
Angela was not impressed.

Did you know? 
     Nowadays, "unctuous" has a negative connotation, but it originated in a 
term describing a positive act, that of healing. The word comes from the Latin 
verb "unguere," which means "to anoint," a root that also gave rise to the 
words "unguent" and "ointment." The oily nature of ointments may have led to 
the application of "unctuous" to describe things that are afflicted with an 
artificial gloss of sentimentality. An unctuous individual may mean well, but 
his or her insincere earnestness may leave an unwelcome residue with others, 
much like some ointments.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.