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. (definition of oily from the cambridge learner's dictionary © cambridge university press) Soapy, sickening, oleaginous, unctuous, gushy, hagiographic, abundant, demonstrative Unaffected, genuine, true, earnest, sincere, honest, heartfelt, ingenuous
A dermatologist explains the root cause and how it can change over time. 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.
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