Meaning & Definition of Oily in English

1. Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

• "Greasy hamburgers"

• "Oily fried potatoes"

• "Oleaginous seeds"

2. 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"

3. Coated or covered with oil

• "Oily puddles in the streets"

4. Smeared or soiled with grease or oil

• "Greasy coveralls"

• "Get rid of rubbish and oily rags"