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   oily

   /ˈɔɪli/

   adjective

   • 1. containing oil: "taramasalata and hummus are both oily and rich" Similar greasyfattybutteryswimming in oil/fatoleaginous
   • ▪ covered or soaked with oil: "an oily rag" Similar greasyoleaginousslipperyslimytechnical:sebaceouspinguidunctuous
   • ▪ resembling oil in appearance or behaviour: "the oily swell of the river"
   • 2. (of a person or their behaviour) unpleasantly smooth and ingratiating: "his oily smile" Similar unctuousfawningingratiatingsmoothsmooth-talkingfulsomeflatteringglibobsequioussycophanticsoapyoleaginousservilesubservientinformal:smarmyslimysuckyrare:saponaceous

   Derivatives

   • 1. oilily adverb
   • 2. oiliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • I

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   • L

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   • Y

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