Oleaginous

  • 21oleaginous — /oʊliˈædʒənəs / (say ohlee ajuhnuhs) adjective 1. having the nature or qualities of oil. 2. containing oil. 3. producing oil. 4. oily or unctuous. {Latin oleāginus of the olive} –oleaginousness, noun …

  • 22oleaginous —   a. oily …

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  • 24oleaginous — adj. 1 having the properties of or producing oil. 2 oily, greasy. 3 obsequious, ingratiating. Etymology: F oleacuteagineux f. L oleaginus f. oleum oil …

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  • 25oily — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rich with oil] Syn. oleaginous, fatty, greasy, buttery, oil soaked, rich, adipose, pinguid, lardy, bland, soapy, soothing, creamy, oil bearing, oil rich, saponaceous, petroliferous. Ant. dry*, dried, gritty. 2. [Having a …

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  • 26greasy — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. creamy, fat, oleaginous, fatty; see oily 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. oily, fatty, buttery, lardy, oleaginous, slick, slippery, waxy, unctuous, smeared. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having the qualities… …

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  • 27fulsome — fulsome, oily, unctuous, oleaginous, slick, soapy are comparable when they mean too obviously extravagant or ingratiating to be accepted as genuine or sincere. Fulsome stresses a surfeit of something which in proper measure is not displeasing but …

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  • 28oleaginousness — noun 1. smug self serving earnestness • Syn: ↑fulsomeness, ↑oiliness, ↑smarminess, ↑unctuousness, ↑unction • Derivationally related forms: ↑unctuous (for: ↑ …

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  • 29Kazanlak — Infobox City official name = Kazanlak nickname = The Town of the Roses and of the Thracian Kings motto = imagesize = image caption = The Center of Kazanlak image pushpin pushpin mapsize =300 map caption = Location of Kazanlak on a map of Bulgaria …

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  • 30fat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. plump, stout, corpulent, obese, portly, chubby; fertile, profitable, fruitful, rich; greasy, unctuous. See size, rotundity, smoothness, production.Ant., thin, emaciated. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

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