oily
/ˈɔɪli/adjective2 syllables
Oily means: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.
Synonyms for oily18
adjective, as in unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous, insincere
adjective, as in containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
adjective, as in coated or covered with oil
What does oily mean?4
adjective
1
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech“buttery praise”
2
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil“greasy hamburgers”
3
smeared or soiled with grease or oil“greasy coveralls”
4
coated or covered with oil“oily puddles in the streets”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Oily in a sentence
- If the screw is oily or greasy, it will work loose.Maria_E_Ward
- I didn't eat all the fries because they were too oily.mervert1
- I hate when my hands get too oily and messy.mervert1
- Yanni's hands were slippery because they were oily.Amastan
- Sebum is a natural oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin.Amastan
- My clothes have an oily smell because I ate at an okonomiyaki place.unknown
- These anchovies are so oily tasting.Eccles17
- It is customary to eat oily foods on Hanukkah to commemorate the miracle of the oil.Miktsoanit
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of oily
as a adjective
- comparative
- oilier
- superlative
- oiliest