oily

Letters that make oily

o, l, i, y are letters that make 'oily'

Words within oily

oil, il, IL are words within 'oily'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of oily

doily, noily, roily are words created by adding a letter to 'oily'


4 possible definitions for 'oily'

Oily as "coated or covered with oil"

Under this definition, oily is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of oily

oleaginousness, greasiness, oiliness, oil are derivatives of 'oily'.

Similar to oily

coated is similar to oily.

Example of oily used within this context

"oily puddles in the streets"


Oily as "unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech"

Under this definition, oily is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

oleaginous, fulsome, buttery, smarmy, soapy, unctuous have the same meaning as 'oily'

Derivatives of oily

fulsomeness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction, oiliness, smarm are derivatives of 'oily'.

Similar to oily

insincere is similar to oily.

Example of oily used within this context

"buttery praise", "gave him a fulsome introduction", "an oily sycophantic press agent", "oleaginous hypocrisy", "smarmy self-importance", "the unctuous Uriah Heep", "soapy compliments"


Oily as "containing an unusual amount of grease or oil"

Under this definition, oily is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous have the same meaning as 'oily'

Derivatives of oily

vegetable oil, oleaginousness, greasiness, oiliness, oil, sebum are derivatives of 'oily'.

Similar to oily

fat, fatty are similar to 'oily'.

Example of oily used within this context

"greasy hamburgers", "oily fried potatoes", "oleaginous seeds"


Oily as "smeared or soiled with grease or oil"

Under this definition, oily is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

greasy has the same meaning as oily

Derivatives of oily

oleaginousness, greasiness, oiliness, grease, lubricating oil are derivatives of 'oily'.

Similar to oily

dirty, soiled, unclean are similar to 'oily'.

Example of oily used within this context

"greasy coveralls", "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"



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