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# oily

adjective (oily, oilier, oiliest)

«oily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Covered with oil or containing a lot of oil: «oily hands», «oily fish». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#m1)
2. Like oil, smooth and greasy: «an oily liquid». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#m2)
3. Of a person: too polite and friendly in a way you do not trust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons: oil does not mix with water and floats on top; oily stains are hard to wash out. In healthy eating: «oily fish» like salmon and sardines are good for you. In environment lessons: oil spills leave birds' feathers oily so they cannot fly or keep warm. In everyday life: «oily skin», «oily rag».

### Examples

- My hands were oily after fixing my bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#x1)
- Salmon is an oily fish that is good for your brain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#x2)
- The chips were too oily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#x3)
- The seabird's feathers were oily after the spill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#x4)
- An oily film floated on top of the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#x5)
- Wash your oily hair with shampoo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#x6)
- The oily man smiled too much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#x7)
- He heard them crack the small round bones with their strong long teeth and eat out the oily marrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/#x8)

### Note

Comparative: oilier, oiliest (y → i). Oil and water do not mix: oil floats because it is less dense. «Oily» = with oil; «greasy» = with fat or grease — they are close in meaning.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oily.html) on Mova free.