oleaginous
ole·ag·i·nous
adj \ˌō-lē-ˈa-jə-nəs\Definition of OLEAGINOUS
1
: resembling or having the properties of oil : oily; also : containing or producing oil
2
: marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality
— ole·ag·i·nous·ly adverb
— ole·ag·i·nous·ness noun
Examples of OLEAGINOUS
- <the office manager greeted the corporate bigwigs with an oleaginous welcome that should have embarrassed him>
Origin of OLEAGINOUS
Middle English, from Middle French oleagineux, from Latin oleagineus of an olive tree, from olea olive tree, from Greek elaia
First Known Use: 1634
Related to OLEAGINOUS
Synonyms: adulatory, gushing, gushy, hagiographic (also hagiographical), oily, fulsome, soapy, unctuous
Related Words: drooling, slavering, slobbering; cloying, sickening; demonstrative, effusive, mushy, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained; artificial, backhanded, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealymouthed, sanctimonious, two-faced; disarming, endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome; extravagant, lavish, unrestrained; abundant, copious, profuse
Near Antonyms: artless, earnest, genuine, heartfelt, honest, ingenuous, sincere, true, unaffected, unfeigned, unpretending, unpretentious
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