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overly or insincerely flattering
- an executive who surrounds herself with oily, sycophantic assistants
Synonyms for oily
- adulatory,
- fulsome,
- gushing,
- gushy,
- hagiographic
- (also hagiographical),
- oleaginous,
- soapy,
- unctuous
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“Oily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oily. Accessed 12 May. 2021.
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The first known use of oily was in the 14th century
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