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oily

 adjective
     
Related topics: Daily Life
oil‧y
1DT covered with oil:
He wiped his hands on an oily rag.
2 similar to oil:
an oily liquid
3 oily hair or skin contains more natural oil than is usual or desirable [= greasy]:
a shampoo for oily hair
4 oily food contains a lot of oil or fat:
oily fish
5 someone who is oily is very polite, in a way that other people think is unpleasant and not sincere
—oiliness noun [uncountable]
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