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Unctuously referring to Dirksen as "one of the most ariose, mellifluous, dulcifluent orators" in the upper house.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unctuously, Solis congratulated Demetrio on the feats that had won him fame and the notice of Pancho Villa's northern division.

From The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution by Munguía, E. (Enrique)