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oilier


 
  Overview  of  adj  oily 
 
  The  adj  oily  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  greasy,  oily,  sebaceous,  oleaginous  --  (containing  an  unusual  amount  of  grease  or  oil;  "greasy  hamburgers";  "oily  fried  potatoes";  "oleaginous  seeds") 
  2.  (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") 
  3.  (1)  oily  --  (coated  or  covered  with  oil;  "oily  puddles  in  the  streets") 
  4.  greasy,  oily  --  (smeared  or  soiled  with  grease  or  oil;  "greasy  coveralls";  "get  rid  of  rubbish  and  oily  rags") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  oily 
 
  4  senses  of  oily 
 
  Sense  1 
  greasy,  oily,  sebaceous,  oleaginous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  fatty)  ->  nonfat,  fat-free,  fatless 
 
  Sense  2 
  buttery,  fulsome,  oily,  oleaginous,  smarmy,  unctuous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insincere)  ->  sincere 
 
  Sense  3 
  oily 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  coated)  ->  uncoated 
 
  Sense  4 
  greasy,  oily 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dirty)  ->  clean 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  oily 
 
  4  senses  of  oily 
 
  Sense  1 
  greasy,  oily,  sebaceous,  oleaginous 
  =>  fatty  (vs.  nonfat),  fat 
 
  Sense  2 
  buttery,  fulsome,  oily,  oleaginous,  smarmy,  unctuous 
  =>  insincere  (vs.  sincere) 
 
  Sense  3 
  oily 
  =>  coated  (vs.  uncoated) 
 
  Sense  4 
  greasy,  oily 
  =>  dirty  (vs.  clean),  soiled,  unclean 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  oily 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  oily 
 
  oily  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  oily 
  oily 
  roily 
 
  Overview  of  adj  oily 
 
  The  adj  oily  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  greasy,  oily,  sebaceous,  oleaginous  --  (containing  an  unusual  amount  of  grease  or  oil;  "greasy  hamburgers";  "oily  fried  potatoes";  "oleaginous  seeds") 
  2.  (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") 
  3.  (1)  oily  --  (coated  or  covered  with  oil;  "oily  puddles  in  the  streets") 
  4.  greasy,  oily  --  (smeared  or  soiled  with  grease  or  oil;  "greasy  coveralls";  "get  rid  of  rubbish  and  oily  rags") 



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