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Synonyms for oily in English

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oily:
- greasy; oily; oleaginous; sebaceous; unctuous; smarmy; buttery; fulsome; soapy

English

Detailed Synonyms for oily in English

oily:

oily adj

oily

– smeared or soiled with grease or oil ¹
greasy; oily
– smeared or soiled with grease or oil ¹
- greasy adj
  - greasy coveralls¹
- oily adj
  - get rid of rubbish and oily rags¹
oily

– containing an unusual amount of grease or oil ¹
greasy; oleaginous; sebaceous; oily
– containing an unusual amount of grease or oil ¹
- greasy adj
  - greasy hamburgers¹
- oleaginous adj
  - oleaginous seeds¹
- sebaceous adj
- oily adj
  - oily fried potatoes¹
oily

– coated or covered with oil ¹
oily
– coated or covered with oil ¹
- oily adj
  - oily puddles in the streets¹
oily

– unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech ¹
unctuous; smarmy; buttery; fulsome; soapy; oily; oleaginous
– unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech ¹
- unctuous adj
  - the unctuous Uriah Heep¹
- smarmy adj
  - smarmy self-importance¹
- buttery adj
  - buttery praise¹
- fulsome adj
  - gave him a fulsome introduction¹
- soapy adj
  - soapy compliments¹
- oily adj
  - an oily sycophantic press agent¹
- oleaginous adj
  - oleaginous hypocrisy¹

Related Words for "oily":

oilier, oiliest

Alternate Synonyms for "oily":

greasy; sebaceous; oleaginous; fatty; fat
buttery; fulsome; smarmy; soapy; unctuous; insincere
coated
dirty; soiled; unclean

Related Definitions for "oily":

smeared or soiled with grease or oil¹
- get rid of rubbish and oily rags¹
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil¹
- oily fried potatoes¹
coated or covered with oil¹
- oily puddles in the streets¹
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech¹
- an oily sycophantic press agent¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University