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oilily

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Definitions

  1. Flatteringly, obsequiously.

Word origin

From oily + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • […] the nicest young man that ever was, — daintily gloved, patently booted, oilily curled, snowily wristbanded, with a lovely cambric (prima facie) handkerchief bound about his hyacinthine locks and polished hat.
  • The tarmac road glistened oilily, the sun poured down, there was a strong smell of warm tar.

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