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unctuous

How many syllables in unctuous?

  3 syllables

Divide unctuous into syllables:   unc-tu-ous
Stressed syllable in unctuous:   unc-tu-ous
How to pronounce unctuous:   uhngk-choo-us
How to say unctuous:

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Synonyms for unctuous


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