oily

oily
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Rich with oil]
Syn. oleaginous, fatty, greasy, buttery, oil-soaked, rich, adipose, pinguid, lardy, bland, soapy, soothing, creamy, oil-bearing, oil-rich, saponaceous, petroliferous.
Ant. dry*, dried, gritty.
2. [Having a surface suggestive of oil]
Syn. oiled, waxy, sleek, slippery, smooth, polished, lustrous, bright, brilliant, gleaming, glistening, shining, smeary; see also smooth .
Ant. rough*, dull, unpolished.
3. [Unctuous]
Syn. fulsome, supple, suave, compliant, insinuating, flattering, cajoling, coaxing, ingratiating, glib, smooth-tongued, smooth, gushing, smarmy*; see also affected 2 .
Ant. frank*, candid, brusque.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. viscous greasy, slippery, unctious, oleaginous, fatty, lardy, tallowy, slick.
2. excessively suave slick, smooth, unctuous, honey-tongued, flattering.
ANT.: 2. sincere, artless, unpolished
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having the qualities of fat: adipose, fat, fatty, greasy, oleaginous, unctuous. See FAT. 2. Affectedly and self-servingly earnest: fulsome, oleaginous, sleek, smarmy, unctuous. See ATTITUDE, HONEST.

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