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oily


adjective
1. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil (Freq. 4)
- greasy hamburgers
- oily fried potatoes
- oleaginous seeds
Syn:
greasy, sebaceous, oleaginous
Similar to:
fatty, fat
Derivationally related forms:
oleaginousness (for: oleaginous), sebum (for: sebaceous), oil, oiliness, greasiness (for: greasy)
2. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech (Freq. 1)
- buttery praise
- gave him a fulsome introduction
- an oily sycophantic press agent
- oleaginous hypocrisy
- smarmy self-importance
- the unctuous Uriah Heep
- soapy compliments
Syn:
buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
Similar to:
insincere
Derivationally related forms:
unctuousness (for: unctuous), smarm (for: smarmy), smarminess (for: smarmy), oleaginousness (for: oleaginous), oiliness, fulsomeness (for: fulsome)
3. coated or covered with oil (Freq. 1)
- oily puddles in the streets
Similar to:
coated
Derivationally related forms:
oil, oiliness
4. smeared or soiled with grease or oil
- greasy coveralls
- get rid of rubbish and oily rags
Syn:
greasy
Similar to:
dirty, soiled, unclean
Derivationally related forms:
oiliness, grease (for: greasy), greasiness (for: greasy)

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