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oiliness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oiliness has 2 senses
- oiliness(n = noun.attribute) greasiness, oleaginousness - consisting of or covered with oil; Array is a kind of avoirdupois, blubber, fat, fatness
- oiliness(n = noun.attribute) fulsomeness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unction, unctuousness - smug self-serving earnestness; Array is a kind of hypocrisy
Derived forms adjective oily4, adjective oily1, adjective oily3
Derived form adjective oily2
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