English Explanatory Dictionary

oily

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Covered with or containing oil.
  2. Resembling oil.
  3. Excessively friendly or polite but insincere.
noun
  1. A marble with an oily lustre.
  2. Oilskins. (waterproof garment)

Pronunciation

/ˈɔɪli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oily.wav

Word forms

oily oilier oiliest oyly oilies

Etymology

From Middle English oylei, equivalent to oil + -y. Compare German ölig (“oily”), Swedish oljig (“oily”).

Synonyms

oilish oillike slick buttery smarmy

Related words

oilfish oilseed olive-oily

Derived words

nonoily oilily oiliness oily bitterling oilyish oily rag oily rice oily-wad smell of an oily rag unoily
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