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oily |
Grep of noun oily doily Overview of adj oily The adj oily has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous -- (containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds") 2. (1) buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous -- (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") 3. (1) oily -- (coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets") 4. greasy, oily -- (smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags") Antonyms of adj oily 4 senses of oily Sense 1 greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous INDIRECT (VIA fatty) -> nonfat, fat-free, fatless Sense 2 buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous INDIRECT (VIA insincere) -> sincere Sense 3 oily INDIRECT (VIA coated) -> uncoated Sense 4 greasy, oily INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean Similarity of adj oily 4 senses of oily Sense 1 greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous => fatty (vs. nonfat), fat Sense 2 buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous => insincere (vs. sincere) Sense 3 oily => coated (vs. uncoated) Sense 4 greasy, oily => dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean Attributes of adj oily Familiarity of adj oily oily used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj oily oily roily Overview of adj oily The adj oily has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous -- (containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds") 2. (1) buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous -- (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") 3. (1) oily -- (coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets") 4. greasy, oily -- (smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags")
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