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English adjective: oily | |||
| 1. | oily containing an unusual amount of grease or oil | ||
| Samples | Greasy hamburgers. Oily fried potatoes. Oleaginous seeds. | ||
| Synonyms | greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous | ||
| Similar | fat, fatty | ||
| Antonyms | fat-free, fatless, nonfat | ||
| 2. | oily unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | ||
| Samples | Buttery praise. Gave him a fulsome introduction. An oily sycophantic press agent. Oleaginous hypocrisy. Smarmy self-importance. The unctuous Uriah Heep. Soapy compliments. | ||
| Synonyms | buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous | ||
| Similar | insincere | ||
| Antonyms | sincere | ||
| 3. | oily coated or covered with oil | ||
| Samples | Oily puddles in the streets. | ||
| Similar | coated | ||
| Antonyms | uncoated | ||
| 4. | oily smeared or soiled with grease or oil | ||
| Samples | Greasy coveralls. Get rid of rubbish and oily rags. | ||
| Synonyms | greasy | ||
| Similar | dirty, soiled, unclean | ||
| Antonyms | clean | ||
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