OILILY

Etymology

Adverb

oilily (comparative more oilily, superlative most oilily)

Flatteringly, obsequiously. [from 19th c.]

In an oily way; with the appearance or consistency of oil. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


OILY

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



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