oily
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- adjective
- /ˈɔɪli/
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aceitoso
- I feel like I'm just looking very oily and shiny.
- oily food
- oily skin
- oily fish
He says it looked like a burnt man, like oily grayish skin.
- He says it looked like a burnt man, like oily grayish skin.
- I like it because it is not oily or greasy on the skin.
Examples
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Look how oily they are.
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It is extremely oily around my nose.
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And so my already oily skin was going crazy.
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I used to have really oily skin when I was younger.
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If you have oily skin, cut back on ham.
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My hair is oily and dirty and horrible!
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The water looked dark and oily in the half-light of dawn.
Fiction book (1992) -
The water was oily and black and rolled in slow, oily surges into the shore, making no sound.
Fiction book (1993) -
Look after your heart by eating oily types of fish regularly and limiting salt and saturated fats.
Academic text (2012) -
My skin tends to get oily in hot weather, especially on my forehead.
Synonyms
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Covered in oil or fat and feels slippery
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A thin layer of oil that floats on water
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Having a thin, slippery liquid on the surface to protect or make smooth
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Having or producing oil, often in skin glands
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Having a smooth, slippery surface because of oil or water
Covered with oil or grease
Covered with oil or a slippery substance to move more easily
Having the feel or shine of oil
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How Oily
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Etymology
Oily comes from the word oil, which originally named the fat from the olive, or 'olive oil', a shiny and slippery liquid. So oily means covered with or like oil, especially something greasy or smooth.