greasy; soaked in oil; flattering; fatty
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Oily Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Oily Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(superl.)
Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating.
Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating.
(superl.)
Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance.
Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance.
(superl.)
Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutConsisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.
oily
grain (bot.), the sesame...
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similar words(2)
oily grain
oily palm
survive on minimum food or income
be economical (usually about a car)
Adjective
1. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
(synonym) greasy, sebaceous, oleaginous
(similar) fatty, fat
2. 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"
(synonym) buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous
(similar) insincere
3. coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
(similar) coated
4. smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"
(synonym) greasy
(similar) dirty, soiled, unclean
Oily Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils.
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In the most general sense, an oil is any liquid not miscible with water.
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