Oily synonyms

oi'lē

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oleaginous
Falsely or smugly earnest; unctuous:
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soothing
Tending to soothe.
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buttery
Made with or tasting of butter.
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oil-rich
Rich with oil
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fatty
Derived from or chemically related to fat.
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greasy
Suggestive of grease in slickness or slipperiness:
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oil-soaked
Rich with oil
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adipose
Slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.
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pinguid
Fat; oily; greasy
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lardy
Resembling or containing (perhaps an excess of) lard.
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bland
Not irritating or stimulating; soothing:
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creamy
Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.
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oil-bearing
Rich with oil
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saponaceous
Slippery, evasive
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petroliferous
(Geology, petrology, of a rock or geologic formation) Containing or yielding petroleum.
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oiled
(Slang) Intoxicated; drunk.
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waxy
Consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax.
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sleek
Smooth and shiny; glossy, as a highly polished surface, well-kept hair or fur, etc.
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slippery
Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
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smooth
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
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polished
Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
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lustrous
Having a sheen or glow; gleaming:
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bright
Full of promise and hope; auspicious:
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brilliant
The definition of brilliant is someone or something that is very bright, either in terms of intelligence or because it is shiny or intensely colored.
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gleaming
Having a bright sheen.
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glistening
Having a surface suggestive of oil
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shining
Having a high polish or sheen.
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smeary
Having been smeared.
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fulsome
The definition of fulsome is something abundant or bountiful, or praise that is heaped or lavished on to the point of being excessive.
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suave
Courteous and elegant; gracious and sophisticated.
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compliant
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
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insinuating
Artfully contrived to gain favor or confidence; ingratiating.
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flattering
Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
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cajoling
Unctuous
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coaxing
Unctuous
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ingratiating
Pleasing; agreeable:
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glib
Smooth or slippery.
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smooth-tongued
Speaking or spoken in an artfully suave manner; ingratiating.
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gushing
Inclined to gush; effusive.
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smarmy
The definition of smarmy is someone who comes across as being insincere.
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dry (antonym)
No longer wet:
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dried (antonym)
Without water or moisture.
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gritty (antonym)
Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
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rough (antonym)
Characterized by violent motion; turbulent:
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dull (antonym)
Not bright, vivid, or shiny:
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unpolished (antonym)
Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
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frank (antonym)
Open and sincere in expression; straightforward:
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candid (antonym)
Straightforward, open and sincere.
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brusque (antonym)
Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
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affected (related)
Influenced or changed by something
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elusive
The definition of elusive is being difficult to grasp or retain.
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emulsive
That yields an emulsion (a milk-like substance)
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fluent
Flowing effortlessly; polished:
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lardaceous
Resembling lard.
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lubricious
Full of or displaying sexual desire:
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lubricous
(Mycology, biology) slimy to the touch.
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oleiferous
That produces oil
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plausible
The definition of plausible is something that is highly likely.
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slick
Smooth, glossy, and slippery:
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unctuous
Abundant in organic materials; soft and rich:
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lubricant
A substance for reducing friction in this way, as oil or grease
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lubricity
The quality or condition of being lubricious.
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oiliness
The quality of being oily
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plasticity
(Physics) the property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value)
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saponaceousness
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unctuosity
The state or characteristic of being unctuous.
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hateful (antonym)
Causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable; odious
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fat
Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
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attitude (related)
Affectedly and self-servingly earnest
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honest (related)
Marked by or displaying integrity; upright:
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soapy
(Slang) Unctuous; oily:
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odorous (related)
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oyster-shell (related)
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salty (related)
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sugary (related)
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ultra-fresh (related)
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sebaceous
Of or like fat, tallow, or sebum; esp., designating certain skin glands that secrete sebum
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Oily Sentence Examples

  • Geuther, who showed that the chief product of the action of sodium on ethyl acetate was a sodium compound of composition C6H903Na, which on treatment with acids gave a colourless, somewhat oily liquid of composition C6H1003.

  • The coat is shaggy and oily, and is preferred with as little white as possible, but the general black coloration may have rusty shades.

  • The brown testa contains, in the outer of the four coats into which it is microscopically distinguishable, an abundant secretion of mucilaginous matter; and it has within it a thin layer of albumen, enclosing a pair of large oily cotyledons.

  • It is a straight-growing tree, with grey bark and whorls of horizontal branches giving a cylindro-conical outline; the leaves are short, rigid and glaucous; the cones, oblong and rather pointing upwards, grow only near the top of the tree, and ripen in the second autumn; the seeds are oily like those of P. Pinea, and are eaten both on the Alps and by the inhabitants of Siberia; a fine oil is expressed from them which is used both for food and in lamps, but, like that of the Italian pine, it soon turns rancid.

  • The contents are of an oily nature, and when liquefied are of great commercial value.

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