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Oleaginous definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OLEAG'INOUS, a. [L. oleaginus, from oleum, oil.] Having the qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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" [syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous]
2: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French oleagineux, from Latin oleagineus of an olive tree, from olea olive tree, from Greek elaia Date: 1634 1. resembling or having the properties of oil ; oily; also containing or producing oil 2. marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality • oleaginously adverb • oleaginousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 having the properties of or producing oil. 2 oily, greasy. 3 obsequious, ingratiating. Etymology: F oléagineux f. L oleaginus f. oleum oil

Webster's 1913 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Oily, unctuous, greasy, sebaceous, adipose, fatty, fat.