Meaning

3 senses
  1. Covered with or containing oil.

    oily machinery; oily rags; oily fish; oily cooking

    ölhaltig

    ма́сляныйmásljanyj, масляни́стыйmasljanístyj

    coated or covered with oil

  2. Resembling oil.

    oily swells; oily seas

    ölig

    ма́сляныйmásljanyj

    smeared or soiled with grease or oil

  3. (figuratively)Excessively friendly or polite but insincere.

    Near-synonyms: slick, buttery; smarmy

    еле́йныйjeléjnyj

Examples

18 sentences
  1. Is it true that men have oilier skin than women?

    Чи правда, що у чоловіків жирніша шкіра, ніж у жінок? — deniko

    ruЭто правда, что у мужчин кожа более жирная, чем у женщин? — papersaltserver

    deIst es wahr, dass Männer fettigere Haut haben als Frauen? — xtofu80

  2. Is it true men have oilier skin than women?

  3. Tom hid the gun under a bunch of oily rags in his garage.

  4. I didn't eat all the fries because they were too oily.

    deIch habe nicht alle Pommes gegessen, weil sie zu fettig waren. — Manfredo

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  5. Tom has oily skin.

    ruУ Тома жирная кожа. — odexed

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
covered with or containing oil:
excessively friendly or polite:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
covered with or containing oil:
relating to oil:

Origin

From Middle English oylei, equivalent to oil + -y. Compare German ölig (“oily”), Swedish o

From Middle English oylei, equivalent to oil + -y. Compare German ölig (“oily”), Swedish oljig (“oily”).

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Forms

oilier, oiliest
Comparativeoilier Lesson
Superlativeoiliest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
oily — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto