oily
11oily — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ He had rather oily hands …
12oily — adjective (oilier; est) Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or consisting of oil 2. a. covered or impregnated with oil < oily rags > b. relatively high in naturally secreted oils < oily skin > < oily hair > …
13oily — oiliness, n. /oy lee/, adj., oilier, oiliest, adv. adj. 1. smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface. 2. of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling oil. 3. of or pertaining to oil. 4. full of or containing oil. 5. smooth or… …
14oily — adjective 1 covered with oil or containing a lot of oil: oily skin | oily rags 2 looking or feeling like oil: an oily liquid 3 unpleasantly polite oiliness noun (U) …
15oily — adjective 1) oily substances Syn: greasy, oleaginous, unctuous; technical sebaceous; formal pinguid 2) oily food Syn: greasy, fatty, buttery, swimming in oil/fat 3) he s an oily character …
16oily — [ˈɔɪli] adj 1) covered with oil, containing oil, or like oil an oily rag[/ex] oily fish[/ex] an oily texture[/ex] 2) very polite in a way that does not seem sincere …
17oily — /ˈɔɪli/ (say oylee) adjective (oilier, oiliest) 1. of or relating to oil. 2. full of or containing oil. 3. smeared or covered with oil, or greasy. 4. of the nature of or consisting of oil; resembling oil. 5. smooth, as in manner or speech; bland; …
18oily — Synonyms and related words: Pecksniffian, adipose, adulatory, bland, blandishing, blarneying, blubbery, buttery, butyraceous, cajoling, canting, chrismal, chrismatory, complimentary, courtierly, courtly, disarming, fair spoken, fat, fatty,… …
19oily — n British a stupid, unsophisticated or unfortunate person. This derogatory term, heard among black teenagers in the late 1980s, is probably a blend of oik and wally, rather than a specialised use of the standard English adjective. ► I don t want… …
20oily — adjective (oilier, oiliest) 1》 containing, covered with, or soaked in oil. 2》 resembling oil. 3》 unpleasantly smooth and ingratiating: his oily smile. Derivatives oilily adverb oiliness noun …
