Synonyms:
greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous
Meaning: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
Synonyms:
buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
Meaning: 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"; "soapy compliments"
Synonyms:
oily
Meaning: coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
Usage examples
By doing it quickly, it does not get soft and oily in hot weather.
I crouched in the bottom of the dingey, stunned, and staring blankly at the vacant, oily sea.
"By Jove: Florry Hurlbird." He turned upon me with an oily and uneasy sound meant for a laugh.
He soon learned that if Kit knew anything about it he would not tell, so he and his lawyer (a sleek, oily rascal named Brass) made many plans for finding them.
Pour boiling water on them, which will make them peel easily; either roll them with a bottle on the cake board or pound in a mortar, with a little loaf-sugar; they should not be pounded too much or they will be oily; peach kernels make a fine flavoring for custard, but as they contain prussic acid, do not use too many.