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Synonyms for oleaginous in English

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

English

Detailed Synonyms for oleaginous in English

oleaginous:

oleaginous adj

oleaginous

– 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
oleaginous

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

Alternate Synonyms for "oleaginous":

buttery; fulsome; oily; smarmy; soapy; unctuous; insincere
greasy; sebaceous; fatty; fat

Related Definitions for "oleaginous":

containing an unusual amount of grease or oil¹
- oleaginous seeds¹
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech¹
- oleaginous hypocrisy¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University