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oilish

oilish adjective: characteristic of or resembling oil.

Adjective

oilish (comparative more oilish, superlative most oilish)

  1. Characteristic of or resembling oil.
    Synonyms:
    oillike, oily

Synonyms of oilish

Forms of oilish

comparativemore oilish
superlativemost oilish

Origin of oilish

From Middle English oylyssh, equivalent to oil + -ish.

Questions about oilish

What does oilish mean?
Oilish means characteristic of or resembling oil.
What part of speech is oilish?
Oilish is an adjective.

Words near oilish in the dictionary

  1. oiling
  2. oiling up
  3. oilings
  4. oilionaire
  5. oilionaires
  6. oilish
  7. oilless
  8. oillessness
  9. oillet
  10. oillets
  11. oillike

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