oleaginous
UK/ˌəʊ.lɪˈæd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəs//ˌoʊ.liˈæd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəs/
oleaginous adjective: oily, greasy.
Adjective
oleaginous (comparative more oleaginous, superlative most oleaginous)
- Oily, greasy.
- […] the use of Linseed-oyl, Tar, or such oleaginous Matter, tends much to their Preservation and Duration.1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC
- Looking back, it seemed to me that a slight oleaginous mist was still hovering round the chair.1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Disintegration Machine
- Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.
- The oleaginous salesman convinced me to buy a more expensive car.
- Cruz was obviously analogizing Bernie Sanders to the Bolsheviks and Hillary Clinton to the Mensheviks. The oleaginous Texan is an erudite slyboots, but his history is off-kilter.2015 November 1, Hendrik Hertzberg, “That G.O.P. Debate: Two Footnotes”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2016
oleaginous meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Persian
oleaginous in Tamil
- எண்ணெய்ப் பசையுள்ள, பிசுபிசுப்பான, வழுவழுப்பான
oleaginous in Bengali
- তৈলাক্ত, তেলতেলে, তোষামোদকারী
oleaginous in Persian
- falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave
- چربزبان čarb-zabân
Examples of oleaginous in a sentence
- His once-black hair had faded to the color of used steel wool and now covered his bony skull in a peculiar oleaginous fuzz.2000, Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde, page 677:
- The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure.2018 May 9, George F. Will, “Trump is no longer the worst person in government”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 11...
Synonyms of oleaginous
Forms of oleaginous
| comparative | more oleaginous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most oleaginous |
Origin of oleaginous
Borrowed from French oléagineux, borrowed from Medieval Latin oleāginōsus (“oily”), from olea (“the olive tree or its fruit”).
Words formed from oleaginous
Questions about oleaginous
- What does oleaginous mean?
- Oleaginous means oily, greasy.
- What is oleaginous in Tamil?
- Oleaginous in Tamil is எண்ணெய்ப் பசையுள்ள, பிசுபிசுப்பான, வழுவழுப்பான. See Oleaginous meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use oleaginous in a sentence?
- His once-black hair had faded to the color of used steel wool and now covered his bony skull in a peculiar oleaginous fuzz.
- What part of speech is oleaginous?
- Oleaginous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce oleaginous?
- Oleaginous is pronounced /ˌəʊ.lɪˈæd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəs/ (UK).
Words near oleaginous in the dictionary
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