oily
English
/ˈɔɪli/
adj
Definitions
- Relating to or resembling oil.
- Covered with or containing oil.
- (figuratively) Excessively friendly or polite but insincere.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English oylei suf from English oil.
Origin
English
oil
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Oilgate English
- bio-oil English
- butteroil English
- deoil English
- nonoil English
- nonoily English
- oil English
- oil of lemon eucalyptus English
- oilable English
- oilbath English
- oilbird English
- oilcake English
- oilcan English
- oilcloth English
- oilcrop English
- oilcup English
- oiler English
- oilfish English
- oilily English
- oiliness English
- oilish English
- oilless English
- oilman English
- oilnut English
- oilocracy English
- oilpaper English
- oilpatch English
- oilpresser English
- oilpressing English
- oilproof English
- oilrig English
- oilseed English
- oilskin English
- oilsmoke English
- oilstone English
- oilstove English
- oiltight English
- oilway English
- overoil English
- reoil English
- soyoil English
- truffle oil English
- underoil English
- unoil English
- unoily English
- Öl German
- ölig German
- オイル Japanese
- oyle Middle English
- oylei Middle English
- oili Swahili
- weiļ Marshallese
- wōil Marshallese
- wel Tok Pisin
- welim Tok Pisin
- oil
- oiler
- unoil
- deoil
- reoil
- oilily
- soyoil
- oilcan
- nonoil
- oilnut
- oilish
- oilman
- unoily
- oilway
- oilcup
- oilrig
- bio-oil
- overoil
- oilfish
- oilable
- nonoily
- oilbird
- oilseed
- oilbath
- oilcake
- Oilgate
- oilskin
- oilcrop
- oilless
- oiliness
- oilsmoke
- oilpatch
- oilstone
- oilcloth
- underoil
- oilpaper
- oilproof
- oilstove
- oiltight
- oilocracy
- butteroil
- oilpresser
- truffle oil
- oilpressing
- oil of lemon eucalyptus