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English Dictionary: oleaginous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for oleaginous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oleaginous 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"; "soapy compliments" Synonym(s): buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" Synonym(s): greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oleaginous \O`leag`inous\, a. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus, belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. ol[82]agineux. See {Olive}, {Oil}.] Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.