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Oiliness

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oil·y  (oil)
adj. oil·i·er, oil·i·est
1. Of or relating to oil.
2. Impregnated, smeared with, or containing oil; greasy.
3. Excessively suave in action or behavior; unctuous. See Synonyms at unctuous.
oili·ly adv.
oili·ness n.
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Noun1.oiliness - consisting of or covered with oil
greasiness, oleaginousness
fatness, avoirdupois, blubber, fat - excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
2.Oilinessoiliness - smug self-serving earnestness
smarminess, unctuousness, unction, fulsomeness, oleaginousness
hypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
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