Oleaginous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to oil.
  • adj. Falsely or smugly earnest; unctuous: oleaginous flattery. See Synonyms at unctuous.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Oily, greasy.
  • adj. Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
  • Figuratively, effusively and affectedly polite or fawning; sanctimonious; oily.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
  • adj. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
    • Equivalent
    insincere    fat    fatty   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    oily    unctuous    greasy    sebaceous    fulsome   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    inflammable    single-cell    sweetish    albuminous    bituminous   
     
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