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) Greasy, slick, slimy, fatty, slippery, oleaginous, smeary traces of an oily substance Having the smooth or greasy quality of oil Covered or soaked with oil
Oily (comparative oilier, superlative oiliest) covered with or containing oil Definition of oily adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. There are five meanings listed in oed's entry for the word oily, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Oil•y (oi′ lē), adj., oil•i•er, oil•i•est, adv
Chemistry of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling oil Chemistry of or pertaining to oil Chemistry full of or containing 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 things are greasy, slippery, or covered with oil — think a bowl of oily pasta or the oily garage floor after you've been tinkering with your motorcycle's engine.
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