How to use oily in a sentence. Oily adjective (fuel) covered in or containing a lot of oil An oily rag (definition of oily from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) Smeared or covered with oil See examples of oily used in a sentence. Greasy, slick, slimy, fatty, slippery, oleaginous, smeary traces of an oily substance
Definition of oily adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Oil•y (oi′ lē), adj., oil•i•er, oil•i•est, adv Chemistry smeared or covered with oil Chemistry of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling oil Chemistry of or pertaining to oil
Smooth or unctuous, as in manner or speech If you describe someone as oily, you dislike them because you think they are too polite or say exaggeratedly nice things, and are insincere. Oily (comparative oilier, superlative oiliest) covered with or containing oil Soapy, sickening, oleaginous, unctuous, hagiographical, gushy, hagiographic, abundant Unaffected, genuine, true, earnest, sincere, honest, heartfelt, ingenuous (definition of oily from the cambridge learner's dictionary © cambridge university press)
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