oilier

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oilier - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Oily \Oil"y\, a. [Compar. Oilier; superl. Oiliest.]
     1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or
        qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or
        substance. --Bacon.
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     2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an
        oily appearance.
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     3. Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible;
        insinuating. "This oily rascal." --Shak.
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              His oily compliance in all alterations. --Fuller.
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     Oily grain (Bot.), the sesame.
  
     Oily palm, the oil palm.
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