oily

🇺🇸 /ˈɔɪli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɔɪli/
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adjective
R

having or covered with oil

My skin feels oily after cooking with lots of oil.

R

feeling, tasting, smelling, or looking like oil

The salad dressing has an oily texture that some people dislike.

R

too polite in a way that seems fake or annoying

He gave an oily compliment that made everyone uncomfortable.

translation

adj. having or covered with oil; feeling, tasting, smelling, or looking like oil; too polite in a way that seems fake or annoying

Word Forms

Comparative oilier
Superlative oiliest