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oily

  (oi') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Of or relating to oil.
  2. Impregnated, smeared with, or containing oil; greasy.
  3. Excessively suave in action or behavior; unctuous. See synonyms at unctuous.
oilily oil'i·ly adv.
oiliness oil'i·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: oily

adjective

  1. Having the qualities of fat: adipose, fat, fatty, greasy, oleaginous, unctuous. See fat/thin.
  2. Affectedly and self-servingly earnest: fulsome, oleaginous, sleek, smarmy, unctuous. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, honest/dishonest.

 
Antonyms: oily

adj

Definition: fatty, greasy
Antonyms: dry

adj

Definition: flattering
Antonyms: hateful


 
WordNet: oily
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  Synonyms: greasy, sebaceous, oleaginous

Meaning #2: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
  Synonyms: buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous

Meaning #3: coated or covered with oil

Meaning #4: smeared or soiled with grease or oil
  Synonym: greasy


 
Translations: Translations for: Oily

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - oliet, olieret, fedtet af olie, slesk, salvelsesfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
olieachtig, zalvend, vet, goed gesmeerd, glad (van tong)

Français (French)
adj. - huileux, gras, onctueux (des manières) (péj)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ölig, fettig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ελαιώδης, λιπαρός, λαδωμένος, (μτφ.) δουλοπρεπής, γλυκανάλατος, γλοιώδης

Italiano (Italian)
unto, untuoso, oleoso, sporco d'olio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gorduroso, oleaginoso

Русский (Russian)
маслянистый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aceitoso, grasiento, graso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oljig, fet, flottig, (bildl) hal, sliskig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
油的, 油嘴的, 油滑的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 油的, 油嘴的, 油滑的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기름을 바른, 유성의, 구변이 좋은, 피부가 지성인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 油の, 油のような, 油っぽい, お世辞たらたらの, 油っこい
adv. - 口達者に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) زيتي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שמנוני, רווי-שמן, חנפן, מחליק-לשון, שמני‬


 
 

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