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oleaginous

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Oleaginous  \O`le*ag`i*nous\,  a.  [L.  oleaginus,  oleagineus, 
  belonging  to  the  olive,  fr  olea  olive:  cf  F.  ol['e]agineux. 
  See  {Olive},  {Oil}.] 
  Having  the  nature  or  qualities  of  oil;  oily;  unctuous. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  oleaginous 
  adj  1:  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"  [syn:  {buttery},  {fulsome},  {oily}, 
  {smarmy},  {unctuous}] 
  2:  containing  an  unusual  amount  of  grease  or  oil;  "greasy 
  hamburgers";  "oily  fried  potatoes";  "oleaginous  seeds" 
  [syn:  {greasy},  {oily},  {sebaceous}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  OLEAGINOUS,  adj  Oily,  smooth,  sleek. 
  Disraeli  once  described  the  manner  of  Bishop  Wilberforce  as 
  "unctuous,  oleaginous,  saponaceous."  And  the  good  prelate  was  ever 
  afterward  known  as  Soapy  Sam.  For  every  man  there  is  something  in  the 
  vocabulary  that  would  stick  to  him  like  a  second  skin.  His  enemies 
  have  only  to  find  it




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