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  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Oily  \Oil"y\,  a.  [Compar.  {Oilier};  superl.  {Oiliest}.] 
  1.  Consisting  of  oil;  containing  oil;  having  the  nature  or 
  qualities  of  oil;  unctuous;  oleaginous;  as  oily  matter  or 
  substance.  --Bacon. 
 
  2.  Covered  with  oil;  greasy;  hence  resembling  oil;  as  an 
  oily  appearance. 
 
  3.  Smoothly  subservient;  supple;  compliant;  plausible; 
  insinuating.  ``This  oily  rascal.''  --Shak. 
 
  His  oily  compliance  in  all  alterations.  --Fuller. 
 
  {Oily  grain}  (Bot.),  the  sesame. 
 
  {Oily  palm},  the  oil  palm.




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