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Oily

Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.

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Coated 84% connected

of Coat

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Coated 84% connected

of Coat

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Fat 84% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Fat 84% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Fatty 84% connected

Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance.

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Fatty 84% connected

Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance.

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Insincere 84% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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Insincere 84% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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Soiled 84% connected

of Soil

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Soiled 84% connected

of Soil

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Unclean 84% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Unclean 84% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Derivationally related 4

Oil 74% connected

Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal,…

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Oil 74% connected

Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Oiliness 74% connected

The quality of being oily.

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Oiliness 74% connected

The quality of being oily.

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Synonym 7

Buttery 92% connected

Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.

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Fulsome 92% connected

Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Greasy 92% connected

Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.

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Oleaginous 92% connected

Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

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Sebaceous 92% connected

Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor…

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Soapy 92% connected

Resembling soap; having the qualities of, or feeling like, soap; soft and smooth.

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Unctuous 92% connected

Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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