Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: oily
IPA transcription: ['ɔɪli]
adverb meaning of the word
  • 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.