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OLEAGINOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oleaginous mean?
• OLEAGINOUS (adjective)
The adjective OLEAGINOUS has 2 senses:
1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
2. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
Familiarity information: OLEAGINOUS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Synonyms:
buttery; fulsome; oily; oleaginous; smarmy; soapy; unctuous
Context example:
soapy compliments
Similar:
insincere (lacking sincerity)
Derivation:
oleaginousness (smug self-serving earnestness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
Synonyms:
greasy; oily; oleaginous; sebaceous
Context example:
oleaginous seeds
Similar:
fat; fatty (containing or composed of fat)
Derivation:
oleaginousness (consisting of or covered with oil)
Context examples
Aqueous or oleaginous solutions and emulsions or suspensions may be administered.
(Intramuscular Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
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