Definition of "oily" []

• Of or relating to oil. (adjective)
• Impregnated, smeared with, or containing oil; greasy. (adjective)
• Excessively suave in action or behavior; unctuous. See Synonyms at unctuous. (adjective)

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• "In utilizing that, our existing assets, we are stepping into -- we're situated more in what they call the oily or the more liquid-rich Eagle Ford Shale."
• "That is, I felt my hair was greasy and skin oily up to then."
• "If this failed, she might be injected with male hormones that made her skin oily, pimply, and hairy."