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    oily
    /ˈɔɪli/

    adjective

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  2. OILY definition: 1. consisting of or similar to oil: 2. covered in oil or containing a lot of oil: 3. too friendly…. Learn more.

  3. OILY meaning: 1. consisting of or similar to oil: 2. covered in oil or containing a lot of oil: 3. too friendly…. Learn more.

  4. The meaning of OILY is of, relating to, or consisting of oil. How to use oily in a sentence.

  5. Oily definition: smeared or covered with oil; greasy. See examples of OILY used in a sentence.

  6. (disapproving) (of a person or their behaviour) trying to be too polite, in a way that is annoying synonym obsequious. an oily smile. See oily in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: oily. Definition of oily adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  7. 1. adjective. Something that is oily is covered with oil or contains oil. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag. When she was younger, she had very oily skin. Paul found the sauce too oily. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Oily means looking, feeling, tasting, or smelling like oil. ...traces of an oily substance.

  8. Anything containing oil, covered in oil, or resembling oil is oily. A batch of muffins might taste weirdly oily when you use too much butter, and the rags lying around a car repair shop are mostly black and oily.

  9. 1. smeared or covered with oil; greasy. 2. of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling oil. 3. of or pertaining to oil. 4. full of or containing oil. 5. smooth or unctuous, as in manner or speech. [1520–30] oil′i•ly, adv.

  10. OILY definition: containing a lot of oil or covered with oil: . Learn more.

  11. Dictionary Meanings. Oily Definition. oilē. oilier, oiliest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. oilier, oiliest. Of, like, consisting of, or containing oil. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Covered with oil; fat; greasy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.