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oleaginous

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Adjective
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective oleaginous has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

oleaginousa. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus, belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. oléagineux. See Olive, Oil.].
     Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

oleaginous, adj.
1 having the properties of or producing oil.
2 oily, greasy.
3 obsequious, ingratiating.

Etymology
F ol{eacute}agineux f. L oleaginus f. oleum oil

DEVIL DICTIONARY

oleaginous

adj. Oily, smooth, sleek.
Disraeli once described the manner of Bishop Wilberforce as "unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous." And the good prelate was ever afterward known as Soapy Sam. For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find it.

ROGET THESAURUS

oleaginous

Unctuousness

N unctuousness, unctuosity, lubricity, ointment, anointment, lubrication, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, adipose, sebaceous, unguinous, fat, fatty, greasy, waxy, butyraceous, soapy, saponaceous, pinguid, lardaceous, slippery.

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