oily
adjective/ˈɔɪli/
/ˈɔɪli/
(comparative oilier, superlative oiliest)
- containing or covered with oil
- oily fish
- an oily rag
- He had rather oily hands.
- Use this shampoo if your hair is oily.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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- feeling, tasting, smelling or looking like oil
- an oily substance
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (disapproving) (of a person or their behaviour) trying to be too polite, in a way that is annoying synonym obsequious
- an oily smile
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