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oilless

oilless adjective: lacking, or not using, oil.

Adjective

oilless (comparative more oilless, superlative most oilless)

  1. Lacking, or not using, oil.
    • Even oil-less, Central Asian Afghanistan was perceived by many Muslims as the object of a crusading infidel occupation, driven by Israel and designed to establish bases or extract cheaper oil.2011, Rory Stewart, “Here we go again”, in London Review of Books, 33.VII

Forms of oilless

comparativemore oilless
superlativemost oilless

Origin of oilless

From oil + -less.

Words formed from oilless

Questions about oilless

What does oilless mean?
Oilless means lacking, or not using, oil.
What part of speech is oilless?
Oilless is an adjective.

Words near oilless in the dictionary

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

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