Dictionary Entry
oily
oily is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.
- 2superlative
Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance.
- 3superlative
Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating.
- 4adjective
smeared or soiled with grease or oil
"greasy coveralls"
"get rid of rubbish and oily rags"
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- 5adjective
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
"greasy hamburgers"
"oily fried potatoes"
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- 6adjective
coated or covered with oil
"oily puddles in the streets"
- 7adjective
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
"buttery praise"
"gave him a fulsome introduction"
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