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oily

adjective

smeared or soiled with grease or oil

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
O
Ends with
Y
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɔɪli

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. smeared or soiled with grease or oil

    “greasy coveralls”

adjective

  1. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

    “greasy hamburgers”

adjective

  1. coated or covered with oil

    “oily puddles in the streets”

adjective

  1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

    “buttery praise”

In context

Example Sentences

greasy coveralls
get rid of rubbish and oily rags
greasy hamburgers
oily fried potatoes
oleaginous seeds
oily puddles in the streets
buttery praise
gave him a fulsome introduction
an oily sycophantic press agent
oleaginous hypocrisy
smarmy self-importance

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