Definition of oleaginous Oleaginous
/owˌliæˈʤʌnʌs/ - [owleeatjunus] - o•le•ag•i•nous
We found 6 definitions of oleaginous from 4 different sources.
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What does oleaginous mean?
WordNet
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| oleaginous - unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments" | ||
| buttery, fulsome, oily, smarmy, soapy, unctuous | ||
| insincere lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" | ||
| oleaginous - containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" | ||
| greasy, oily, sebaceous | ||
| fatty, fat containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- oleaginous (a.)
Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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oleaginous
ō-lē-aj′in-us, adj. oily: (bot.) fleshy and oily: unctuous, sanctimonious, fawning.—n. Oleag′inousness. [L. oleaginus—oleum, oil.]
