greasy, oily
(adjective) smeared or soiled with grease or oil; âgreasy coverallsâ; âget rid of rubbish and oily ragsâ
greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous
(adjective) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; âgreasy hamburgersâ; âoily fried potatoesâ; âoleaginous seedsâ
oily
(adjective) coated or covered with oil; âoily puddles in the streetsâ
buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
(adjective) unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; âbuttery praiseâ; âgave him a fulsome introductionâ; âan oily sycophantic press agentâ; âoleaginous hypocrisyâ; âsmarmy self-importanceâ; âthe unctuous Uriah Heepâ; âsoapy complimentsâ
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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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