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Examples of oleaginous
oleaginous
It used to be an oleaginous mulch that clogged the incisors at movie theaters.
From the time.com
The grisaille pictures, where the oleaginous grey paint appears disgustingly extruded.
From the guardian.co.uk
Forget the oleaginous Cunliffe as future leader, David Shearer's the only viable prospect.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Various oleaginous backbenchers rose to grease about the government's astounding success.
From the guardian.co.uk
They urgently needed something to cut through their oleaginous clag, but I can't think what.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He's got the looks and the voice, but he needs to curb his enthusiasm for oleaginous lechery.
From the guardian.co.uk
He uses his oleaginous voice, with its roller-coaster timbre, to lovely and ornate comic effect.
From the time.com
We know he isn't human by his oleaginous manner, monotone delivery and lack of empathy for others.
From the independent.co.uk
Draft genome sequence and genetic transformation of the oleaginous alga Nannochloropis gaditana.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Buttery: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
- Greasy: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
- (oleaginousness) greasiness: consisting of or covered with oil
- (oleaginousness) fulsomeness: smug self-serving earnestness
- Oily, greasy; Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave
- Greasy, oily; hence offensively ingratiating
- Awl-ee-AWJ-jin-nuhs/ Oily, greasy.
- Pertaining to oil; oily
