Crossword clues for oleaginous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oleaginous \O`le*ag`i*nous\, a. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus, belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. ol['e]agineux. See Olive, Oil.] Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, from French oléagineux (14c.), from Latin oleaginus "of the olive," from olea "olive," alteration of oliva (see olive) by influence of oleum "oil."
Wiktionary
a. 1 oily, greasy. 2 (context of manner or speech English) falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.
WordNet
adj. 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" [syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, smarmy, unctuous]
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: greasy, oily, sebaceous]
Usage examples of "oleaginous".
As the oleaginous matter exudes, it falls in drops through the apertures into a wide-mouthed calabash placed underneath.
And now, on this, the first rain- and snow-free day for ages, that oleaginous lardball admiral had to accost her.