unctuous
(en)
(adjective) fatty oily / (adjective) smooth and greasy in texture or appearance / (adjective) plastic / (adjective) full of unction / (adjective) revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
perhaps there was some elegant subtlety to the gesture, as if it were true class to pretend their unctuous host was on equal footing
notable
3 years, 6 months ago