Antonyms for oily

Grammar : Adj

Spell : oi-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔɪ li

dry
hateful

Definition of oily

Origin : 1520s, from oil (n.) + -y (2). Figurative meaning "smooth, unctuous" is from 1590s. Related: Oiliness.

adj fatty, greasy
adj flattering

Example sentences :

He was not rude in words, but oh, so different from the oily people who sold me the things.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

If you set it on hot coals, or over the fire, it will be oily.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

"Oh, you have plenty of time," answered an oily and heavy voice.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

My smouldering jealousy of the oily von Kufner now flamed into expression.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

No, a fireman's not so oily and is more cindery—then we'll know one by his cap.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

"Now it's blowing that oily odor our way," I declared in sudden annoyance.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

What a feast the sharks must have had on his oily, well-fed carcass!
Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise

There was a faint movement on the dark, oily surface for all that no wind stirred.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

There was something too sleek and oily in Binet's voice for Andre-Louis' taste.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

For lights they used the oily nuts of the kukui or candle-nut tree.
Extract from : « The Hawaiian Islands » by The Department of Foreign Affairs

Synonyms for oily

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