oily

Adjective
  1. Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil (synset 300995782)
    "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
    similar to: fat, fatty - containing or composed of fat
    same as: greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous
  2. Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech (synset 302189062)
    "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
    similar to: insincere - lacking sincerity
    same as: buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
  3. Coated or covered with oil (synset 301704291)
    "oily puddles in the streets"
    similar to: coated - having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination
  4. Smeared or soiled with grease or oil (synset 300423687)
    "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"
    similar to: dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
    same as: greasy

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