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oily

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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.

oily
Adjective
[oilier, oiliest]
1. soaked or covered with oil
2. of, containing, or like oil
3. attempting to gain favour by insincere behaviour and flattery
oiliness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.oily - containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
fatty, fat - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
2.oilyoily - 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"
insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
3.oily - coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
coated - having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination; "coated paper has a smooth polished coating especially suitable for halftone printing"; "sugar-coated pills"
4.oily - smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"
dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

oily
Translations
oily [ˈɔɪlɪ] adjaceitoso; [food] → grasiento
oily [ˈɔɪlɪ] oil adjhuileux/euse; [food] → gras(se)
oily [ˈɔɪlɪ] oil adj [substance] → ölig; [rag] → öldurchtränkt; [food] → fettig
oily [ˈɔɪlɪ] adjunto/a, oleoso/a; [food] → untuoso/a


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Moreover, as that of Heidelburgh was always replenished with the most excellent of the wines of the Rhenish valleys, so the tun of the whale contains by far the most precious of all his oily vintages; namely, the highly-prized spermaceti, in its absolutely pure, limpid, and odoriferous state.
She felt she would love to see somebody entangle their fingers in the oily beard of the fat foreigner who owned the establishment.
I crouched in the bottom of the dingey, stunned, and staring blankly at the vacant, oily sea.
 
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