oleaginous

[oh-lee-aj-uh-nuh s]

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adjective

having the nature or qualities of oil.
containing oil.
producing oil.

unctuous; fawning; smarmy.

Origin of oleaginous

1625–35; < Latin oleāginus of the olive, derivative of olea olive

Related formso·le·ag·i·nous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for oleaginous

Contemporary Examples

“You are a great man,” Arafat said, turning on his insincere, oleaginous charm.
Bibi's Right: Palestinian Rejectionism Threatens Peace
Gil Troy
May 3, 2013
It also gives it an oleaginous mouthfeel that I don't like in soup.
Your Friday Gadget Chef Recipe: Two Day Soup
Megan McArdle
November 9, 2012
She will almost never be praised in public except by oleaginous flatterers desperate for social advantage.
Kate's Royal Prison
Andrew Roberts
November 17, 2010
Kissinger, at his oleaginous best, tries to reassure Nixon that, whatever the press says, the bombing achieved its intention.
He's Ba-a-a-ack!
Nicholas Wapshott
December 3, 2008

Historical Examples

"That's part of my business," he heard Burnham say in his sleek, oleaginous accents.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance
Religion is for the oleaginous, the fat-bellied, chylesaturated devotees of the table.
The Fiend's Delight
Dod Grile
In the Fero Islands candles are made from this oleaginous matter.
Reptiles and Birds
Louis Figuier
The presence of soluble salts in an emulsion is apt to occasion the separation of the oleaginous portion.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Mr. Hardie did not at first see the exact purport of this oleaginous periphrasis.
Hard Cash
Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for oleaginous

oleaginous

adjective

resembling or having the properties of oil
containing or producing oil

Word Origin

C17: from Latin oleāginus, from olea olive; see also oil

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Word Origin and History for oleaginous

adj.

1630s, from French oléagineux (14c.), from Latin oleaginus "of the olive," from olea "olive," alteration of oliva (see olive) by influence of oleum "oil."

oleaginous in Medicine

oleaginous

(ō′lē-ăj′ə-nəs)

adj.

Oily; greasy.

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Examples from the Web for oleaginous

Contemporary Examples

“You are a great man,” Arafat said, turning on his insincere, oleaginous charm.

It also gives it an oleaginous mouthfeel that I don't like in soup.

She will almost never be praised in public except by oleaginous flatterers desperate for social advantage.

Kissinger, at his oleaginous best, tries to reassure Nixon that, whatever the press says, the bombing achieved its intention.

Historical Examples

"That's part of my business," he heard Burnham say in his sleek, oleaginous accents.

Religion is for the oleaginous, the fat-bellied, chylesaturated devotees of the table.

In the Fero Islands candles are made from this oleaginous matter.

The presence of soluble salts in an emulsion is apt to occasion the separation of the oleaginous portion.

Mr. Hardie did not at first see the exact purport of this oleaginous periphrasis.

oleaginous

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for oleaginous

adj.

oleaginous

Origin of oleaginous