adjective (oilier, oiliest)
1 containing or covered with oil:
oily fish * an oily rag
2 feeling, tasting, smelling or looking like oil:
an oily substance
3 (disapproving) (of a person or their behaviour) trying to be too polite, in a way that is annoying:
an oily smile
oiliness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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