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 Smeared or covered with oil See examples of oily used in a sentence.
Definition of oily adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Oily (comparative oilier, superlative oiliest) covered with or containing oil 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 full of or containing oil Smooth or unctuous, as in manner or speech Master the word oily in english 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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