Meaning of oily

oil•y

Pronunciation: (oi'lē), [key]

— adj., adv. oil•i•er, oil•i•est,

—adj.

smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling oil.
of or pertaining to oil.
full of or containing oil.
smooth or unctuous, as in manner or speech: an oily hypocrite.

—adv.

in an oily manner.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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oily (Thesaurus)

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