Definitions for: Oleaginous


[adj] containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
[adj] 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: O`le*ag`i*nous, a. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus,
belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. ol['e]agineux.
See Olive, Oil.]
Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

Synonyms: buttery, fat, fatty, fulsome, greasy, insincere, oily, sebaceous, smarmy, unctuous

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