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(satellite adjective) coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets" |
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(satellite adjective) smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" |
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Synonyms: greasy |
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(satellite adjective) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" |
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Synonyms: greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous |
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