oily

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔɪli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɔɪli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(oi′lē)

Inflections of 'oily' (adj):
oilier
adj comparative
oiliest
adj superlative
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oily adj (greasy)grasoso/a adj
  aceitoso/a adj
 My hair gets oily if I don't wash daily.
 Mi pelo se pone grasoso si no lo lavo todos los días.
oily adj figurative (person: smarmy) (adulador)empalagoso/a adj
  meloso/a adj
 The new mayor is an oily hypocrite.
 El nuevo alcalde es un hipócrita empalagoso.
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'oily' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
fat - fish oil - greasiness - mackerel pate - seborrhea - slick - unctuous - unctuously
Spanish:
aceitero - aceitoso - grasiento - graso - oleaginoso - oleoso - untuoso - craso - cutis graso - engrasar - pescado azul

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