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   Oil·y

   /ˈoilē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. containing oil: "oily fish such as mackerel and sardines" Similar greasyfattybutteryswimming in oil/fatoleaginous
   • ▪ covered or soaked with oil: "an oily rag" Similar greasyoleaginousslipperyslimytechnical:sebaceouspinguidunctuous
   • ▪ resembling oil in appearance or behavior: "the oily swell of the river"
   • 2. (of a person or their behavior) unpleasantly smooth and ingratiating: "his oily smile" Similar unctuousfawningingratiatingsmoothsmooth-talkingfulsomeflatteringglibobsequioussycophanticsoapyoleaginousservilesubservientinformal:smarmyslimysuckyrare:saponaceous

   Derivatives

   • 1. oilily adverb
   • 2. oiliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › oilyOily Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of OILY is of, relating to, or consisting of oil. How to use oily in a sentence.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › oilyOILY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Oily definition: smeared or covered with oil; greasy. See examples of OILY used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOILY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OILY definition: 1. consisting of or similar to oil: 2. covered in oil or containing a lot of oil: 3. too friendly…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOILY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   OILY meaning: 1. consisting of or similar to oil: 2. covered in oil or containing a lot of oil: 3. too friendly…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoily adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   (disapproving) (of a person or their behaviour) trying to be too polite, in a way that is annoying synonym obsequious. an oily smile. See oily in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: oily. Definition of oily adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › oilyOily - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Anything containing oil, covered in oil, or resembling oil is oily. A batch of muffins might taste weirdly oily when you use too much butter, and the rags lying around a car repair shop are mostly black and oily.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOILY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as oily, you dislike them because you think they are too polite or say exaggeratedly nice things, and are insincere. [ disapproval ] He had behaved with undue and oily familiarity.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › oilyOily - definition of oily by The Free Dictionary

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   1. smeared or covered with oil; greasy. 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 unctuous, as in manner or speech. [1520–30] oil′i•ly, adv.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishOILY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    containing a lot of oil or covered with oil: oily fish. oily hands. (Definition of oily from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › oily_adjoily, adj., adv., & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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    What does the word oily mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word oily, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. oily has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. oil and gas industry (mid 1500s) costume (1880s) See meaning & use.