oleaginous English

Meaning oleaginous meaning

What does oleaginous mean?

oleaginous

— adjective (= buttery, fulsome, oily, smarmy, soapy, unctuous) 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

— adjective (= greasy, oily) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil greasy hamburgers oily fried potatoes oleaginous seeds

Synonyms oleaginous synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as oleaginous?

oleaginous English » English

oily

greasy

fatty

unctuous

sebaceous

buttery

soapy

smarmy

fulsome

fat

adipose

unguentary

unethical

tallowy

suety

sebum

rich

oleous

oleic

oilseed

oil-bearing

lipoid

gunky

clatty

butyraceous