oleaginous
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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
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Synonyms for oleaginous
Synonyms
adulatory, fulsome, gushing, gushy, oily, unctuous
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The growing clamor for greasy bacon, sausages stuffed with supple lard, and pork chops oozing with deep, scrumptious, oleaginous flab is so strong, in fact, that a problem has developed. — Julie Wernau, WSJ, "America Has a Bacon Problem: Our Pigs Aren’t Fat Enough," 28 July 2017 Open vats bubbled with a dark oleaginous resin used to remove feathers. — Yan Cong, Smithsonian, "Is China Ground Zero for a Future Pandemic?," 25 Oct. 2017 The overall effect was like a school speech-ceremony, addressed by a too oleaginous guest speaker. — The Economist, "Jeremy Corbyn’s Brighton speech marks the surrender of Labour’s moderates," 27 Sep. 2017 First, Tillerson was introduced by Tailgunner Ted Cruz, which got everyone's morning off to a fairly oleaginous start. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "This Might Be the Only Trump Cabinet Pick That Doesn't Make It Through," 11 Jan. 2017 Sometime around 2000, Sater got to know a neighbor, Tevfik Arif, an oleaginous former Soviet official from Kazakhstan. — Andrew Rice, Daily Intelligencer, "The Original Russia Connection," 3 Aug. 2017 Smith is louder and more polarizing (thus creating more interest) where Bayless is an aging, oleaginous wrestling heel. — Richard Deitsch, SI.com, "Media Mailbag: Would Bill Simmons return to ESPN?," 29 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oleaginous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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oleaginous
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Medical Definition of oleaginous
: resembling or having the properties of oil also : containing or producing oil
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