oily

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

oily [oily oilier oiliest] BrE [ˈɔɪli] NAmE [ˈɔɪli] adjective (oil·ier, oili·est)
1. containing or covered with oil
•oily fish
•an oily rag
2. feeling, tasting, smelling or looking like oil
•an oily substance
3. (disapproving) (of a person or their behaviour)trying to be too polite, in a way that is annoying
•an oily smile
Syn: ↑obsequious
Derived Word: ↑oiliness

Example Bank:
•He had rather oily hands.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  greasy, buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous, sebaceous