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oleaginous

Letters that make oleaginous

s, a, o, e, g, l, n, i, u are letters that make 'oleaginous'

Words within oleaginous

nous, Ag, Olea, Ea, Gi, GI, no, in, gin, lea, US, IN, LE, In, No are words within 'oleaginous'

oleaginous is a 10 letter word starting with o
oleaginous is a 10 letter word ending with s

2 possible definitions for 'oleaginous'

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

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

Synonyms

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

Derivatives of oleaginous

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

Similar to oleaginous

fatty, fat are similar to 'oleaginous'.

Example of oleaginous used within this context

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

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

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

Synonyms

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

Derivatives of oleaginous

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

Similar to oleaginous

insincere is similar to oleaginous.

Example of oleaginous 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"