Another word for oily
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Adjective
Having the qualities of fat
- Of, like, or containing animal fat; fatty
- Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty.
- Puffed up; swollen:
- Yielding profit or plenty; lucrative or rewarding:
- Having an abundance or amplitude; well-stocked:
- Characteristic of fat; greasy.
- Resembling fat; greasy; oily
- Containing or composed of fat:
- Smeared or soiled with grease
- Coated or soiled with grease.
- Containing grease, especially too much grease:
- Falsely or smugly earnest; unctuous:
- Oily; greasy; unctuous
- Of or relating to oil.
- Made up of or containing fat or oil
- Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; slippery.
- Containing or composed of oil or fat.
See also:Affectedly and self-servingly earnest
- Abundant, copious.
- Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
- Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).
- Of or relating to oil.
- Oily; greasy; unctuous
- Falsely or smugly earnest; unctuous:
- Thin and elegant in design:
- Highly fashionable, or stylish; elegant
- Having a smooth, elegant contour
- Excessively ingratiating or insincerely earnest.
- Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating.
- (Informal) Flattering in an oily, insincere manner; unctuous
- Characterized by a false show of deep or sincere feeling, as in trying to persuade; too smooth or overly polite in speech, manners, etc.
- Soft and rich
- Like oil, soap, or grease to the touch
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Another word for oily
Modifier
Rich with oil
Having a surface suggestive of oil
See also:Antonyms:Unctuous
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