Definitions of oily [ˈɔɪ li]

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Definition of 'oily'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) oily
smeared or covered with oil; greasy.

2.  oily
of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling oil.

3.  oily
of or pertaining to oil.

4.  oily
full of or containing oil.

5.  oily
smooth or unctuous, as in manner or speech.

Etymology: (1520–30)

Definition of 'oily'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
"greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"

2. (adj) buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
"buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"

3. (adj) oily
coated or covered with oil
"oily puddles in the streets"

4. (adj) greasy, oily
smeared or soiled with grease or oil
"greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"

Definition of 'oily'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) oily
covered in or containing oil, often in an unpleasant way
an oily salad dressing; oily skin

Translation of 'oily'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: of, like or covered with oil an oily liquid; an oily rag.
Afrikaans: olierig	Arabic: زَيْتي	Bulgarian: мазен
Brazilian: oleoso	Czech: olejový, mastný, napuštěn	German: ölig
Danish: olieret	Greek: ελαιώδης, λαδωμένος	Spanish: aceitoso, grasiento, gras
Estonian: õline, õli-	Farsi: روغنی؛ چرب	Finnish: öljyinen
French: huileux, gras	Hebrew: מָלֵא שֶׁמֶן	Hindi: तैल्य
Croatian: mastan, natopljen uljem	Hungarian: olajos	Indonesian: berminyak
Icelandic: olíu-, olíukenndur	Italian: oleoso, untuoso	Japanese: 油のまじった
Korean: 기름기가 많은	Lithuanian: aliejuotas, alyvuotas	Latvian: eļļains
Malay: berminyak	Dutch: olieachtig	Norwegian: oljeaktig, sleip, glatt,
Polish: oleisty, tłusty	Persian: روغنی؛ چرب	Pashto: غوړ لرونكى
Portuguese: oleoso	Romanian: uleios, unsuros	Russian: масляный; маслянистый
Slovak: olejový, zamastený	Slovenian: oljnat	Serbian: uljani
Swedish: oljig	Thai: เป็นมัน	Turkish: yağlı, yağ içinde
Taiwanese: 油的，油狀的，塗有油的	Ukrainian: маслянистий, оліїстий	Urdu: تيل جيسا، تيل لگا ہوا
Vietnamese: như dầu	Chinese: 油的，油状的，涂有油的
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