oleaginous

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- buttery praise
- gave him a fulsome introduction
- an oily sycophantic press agent
- oleaginous hypocrisy
- smarmy self-importance
- the unctuous Uriah Heep
- soapy compliments
• Syn:
buttery, fulsome, oily, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
• Similar to:
insincere
• Derivationally related forms:
unctuousness (for: unctuous), smarm (for: smarmy), smarminess (for: smarmy), oleaginousness, oiliness (for: oily), fulsomeness (for: fulsome)
2. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
- greasy hamburgers
- oily fried potatoes
- oleaginous seeds
• Syn:
greasy, oily, sebaceous
• Similar to:
fatty, fat
• Derivationally related forms:
oleaginousness, sebum (for: sebaceous), oil (for: oily), oiliness (for: oily), greasiness (for: greasy)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  greasy, oily, sebaceous, buttery, fulsome, smarmy, soapy, unctuous