oily
IPA: ˈɔɪɫi
noun
- A marble with an oily lustre.
- (in the plural, informal) Oilskins. (waterproof garment)
adjective
- Relating to or resembling oil.
- Covered with or containing oil.
- (figuratively) Excessively friendly or polite but insincere.
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Examples of "oily" in Sentences
- Her hair is slick and oily.
- It is a pale yellow oily liquid.
- The seed is hard, white and oily.
- They are savory and oily in taste.
- Cocobolo is oily in look and feel.
- Literally oily shiner of the north.
- Swordfish are classified as oily fish.
- The river is polluted, black and oily.
- Oily marks lay congealed on the plastone floor where the rug had been.
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