'oily' definitions:
Definition of 'oily'
From: WordNet
adjective
Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous]
adjective
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments" [syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous]
adjective
Coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
adjective
Smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: greasy, oily]
Synonyms of 'oily'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adipose,
- adulatory,
- bland,
- blandishing,
- blarneying,
- blubbery,
- buttery,
- butyraceous,
- cajoling,
- canting,
- chrismal,
- chrismatory,
- complimentary,
- courtierly,
- courtly,
- disarming,
- fair-spoken,
- fat,
- fatty,
- fawning,
- fine-spoken,
- flattering,
- fulsome,
- glib,
- goody-goody,
- greased,
- greasy,
- gushing,
- holier-than-thou,
- honey-mouthed,
- honey-tongued,
- honeyed,
- hypocritic,
- hypocritical,
- ingratiating,
- insincere,
- insinuating,
- lardaceous,
- lardy,
- lubric,
- lubricated,
- lubricious,
- mealymouthed,
- mucoid,
- obsequious,
- oiled,
- oily-tongued,
- oleaginous,
- oleic,
- Pecksniffian,
- pharisaic,
- pharisean,
- rich,
- sanctimonious,
- sebaceous,
- servile,
- simon-pure,
- sleek,
- slick,
- sliddery,
- slimy,
- slippery,
- slippy,
- slithery,
- slobbery,
- smarmy,
- smooth,
- smooth-spoken,
- smooth-tongued,
- smug,
- soaped,
- soapy,
- soft-soaping,
- soft-spoken,
- sophisticated,
- suave,
- suave-spoken,
- suety,
- sycophantic,
- tallowy,
- unctuous,
- unguent,
- unguentary,
- unguentous,
- urbane,
- wheedling