oily
adjective
smeared or covered with oil; greasy.
oilily
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a word derived from
oily.
Example Sentences
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She spilled the mixed wines over the side, watched them spread oilily among float ing cables of flowers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Don't look so grim, old man," he said, oilily, "they'll not make you put it up.
From A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen
From that step to the bottom was held by the flood, which gurgled oilily through the deserted basement.
From The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
A genial smile spread oilily once more over his smooth face.
From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Grant Allen
"See here, boys, we don't want any trouble," said Carson Davenport oilily.
From The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields by Edward Stratemeyer
