greasy, oily
(adjective) smeared or soiled with grease or oil; “greasy coveralls”; “get rid of rubbish and oily rags”
greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous
(adjective) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; “greasy hamburgers”; “oily fried potatoes”; “oleaginous seeds”
oily
(adjective) coated or covered with oil; “oily puddles in the streets”
buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
(adjective) unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; “buttery praise”; “gave him a fulsome introduction”; “an oily sycophantic press agent”; “oleaginous hypocrisy”; “smarmy self-importance”; “the unctuous Uriah Heep”; “soapy compliments”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oilier
comparative form of oily
Source: Wiktionary
Oil"y, a. [Compar. Oilier; superl. Oiliest.]
1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance. Bacon.
2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance.
3. Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating. "This oily rascal." Shak. His oily compliance in all alterations. Fuller. Oily grain (Bot.), the sesame.
– Oily palm, the oil palm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
