The word unctuous has appeared in 18 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Oct. 14 in “The 25 Best Restaurants in Portland, Ore., Right Now,” which includes a review by Brian Gallagher of a restaurant called Rose:
Fridays are an especially gratifying day at Rose, with pleasantly unctuous fermented fish noodle soup and soothingly spiced chicken pho.
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