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oily
adjective
Smeared or soiled with grease or oil
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ˈɔɪli
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adjective
Smeared or soiled with grease or oil
“Greasy coveralls”
adjective
Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
“Greasy hamburgers”
adjective
Coated or covered with oil
“Oily puddles in the streets”
adjective
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
“Buttery praise”
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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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