The meaning of OILY is of, relating to, or consisting of oil. How to use oily in a sentence.

oily adjective (FUEL) covered in or containing a lot of oil: an oily rag (Definition of oily from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

oily adjective 1. greasy, slick, slimy, fatty, slippery, oleaginous, smeary traces of an oily substance

Dec 14, 2025 · From Middle English oylei, equivalent to oil +‎ -y. Compare German ölig (“oily”), Swedish oljig (“oily”).

Definition of oily adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Oily things are greasy, slippery, or covered with oil — think a bowl of oily pasta or the oily garage floor after you've been tinkering with your motorcycle's engine.

OILY definition: smeared or covered with oil; greasy. See examples of oily used in a sentence.

If you describe someone as oily, you dislike them because you think they are too polite or say exaggeratedly nice things, and are insincere.

OILY meaning: 1 : having the smooth or greasy quality of oil; 2 : covered or soaked with oil

oily adjective (FUEL) covered in or containing a lot of oil: an oily rag (Definition of oily from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)