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Oily (Adjective)

Meaning 1

Smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Greasy

Related Words

  • Oiliness (noun)

Meaning 2

Coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Related Words

  • Oiliness (noun)
  • Oil (noun)

Meaning 3

Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Greasy
  • Sebaceous
  • Oleaginous

Related Words

  • Oiliness (noun)
  • Oil (noun)

Meaning 4

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"; "soapy compliments".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Soapy
  • Fulsome
  • Smarmy
  • Unctuous
  • Buttery
  • Oleaginous

Related Words

  • Oiliness (noun)
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