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Meaning of oily


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  oily
      adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy
             hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
             [syn: {greasy}, {oily}, {sebaceous}, {oleaginous}]
      2: 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" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome},
         {oily}, {oleaginous}, {smarmy}, {soapy}, {unctuous}]
      3: coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
      4: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls";
         "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: {greasy}, {oily}]


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