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oleaginous |
Grep of noun oleaginous oleaginousness Overview of adj oleaginous The adj oleaginous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous -- (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") 2. greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous -- (containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds") Antonyms of adj oleaginous 2 senses of oleaginous Sense 1 buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous INDIRECT (VIA insincere) -> sincere Sense 2 greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous INDIRECT (VIA fatty) -> nonfat, fat-free, fatless Similarity of adj oleaginous 2 senses of oleaginous Sense 1 buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous => insincere (vs. sincere) Sense 2 greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous => fatty (vs. nonfat), fat Attributes of adj oleaginous Familiarity of adj oleaginous oleaginous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj oleaginous oleaginous Overview of adj oleaginous The adj oleaginous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous -- (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") 2. greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous -- (containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds")
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