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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

greasy, sebaceous, oleaginous, fatty, fat

adjective, as in smeared or soiled with grease or oil

greasy, dirty, soiled, unclean

adjective, as in coated or covered with oil

also used for oily

oilish, oillike, slick

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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