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Oily

Oily Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Oily? [adj] smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [adj] containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [adj] coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets" [adj] unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Oily: buttery \| coated \| dirty \| fat \| fatty \| fulsome \| greasy \| insincere \| oleaginous \| sebaceous \| smarmy \| soiled \| unclean \| unctuous Related Terms \| Find terms related to Oily: adipose \| adulatory \| bland \| blandishing \| blarneying \| blubbery \| buttery \| butyraceous \| cajoling \| canting \| chrismal \| chrismatory \| complimentary \| courtierly \| courtly \| disarming \| fair-spoken \| fat \| fatty \| fawning \| fine-spoken \| flattering \| fulsome \| glib \| goody-goody \| greased \| greasy \| gushing \| holier-than-thou \| honeyed \| honey-mouthed \| honey-tongued \| hypocritic \| hypocritical \| ingratiating \| insincere \| insinuating \| lardaceous \| lardy \| lubric \| lubricated \| lubricious \| mealymouthed \| mucoid \| obsequious \| oiled \| oily-tongued \| oleaginous \| oleic \| Pecksniffian \| pharisaic \| pharisean \| rich \| sanctimonious \| sebaceous \| servile \| simon-pure \| sleek \| slick \| sliddery \| slimy \| slippery \| slippy \| slithery \| slobbery \| smarmy \| smooth \| smooth-spoken \| smooth-tongued \| smug \| soaped \| soapy \| soft-soaping \| soft-spoken \| sophisticated \| suave \| suave-spoken \| suety \| sycophantic \| tallowy \| unctuous \| unguent \| unguentary \| unguentous \| urbane \| wheedling See Also \| Oily In Webster's Dictionary \Oil"y\, a. [Compar. {Oilier}; superl. {Oiliest}.] 1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance. --Bacon. 2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance. 3. Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating. ``This oily rascal.'' --Shak. His oily compliance in all alterations. --Fuller. {Oily grain} (Bot.), the sesame. {Oily palm}, the oil palm.

Oily Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oily?

[adj] smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"
[adj] containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
[adj] coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
[adj] unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"

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Oily In Webster's Dictionary

\Oil"y\, a. [Compar. {Oilier}; superl. {Oiliest}.]
1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or
   qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or
   substance. --Bacon.

2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an
   oily appearance.

3. Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible;
   insinuating. ``This oily rascal.'' --Shak.

         His oily compliance in all alterations. --Fuller.

{Oily grain} (Bot.), the sesame.

{Oily palm}, the oil palm.

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