oilily

comparative more oilily · superlative most oilily

1. Flatteringly, obsequiously.First known use 19th c.
2. In an oily way; with the appearance or consistency of oil.First known use 19th c.

   The tarmac road glistened oilily, the sun poured down, there was a strong smell of warm tar.

   1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 158

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   […] 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.

   1871, Gail Hamilton, Gala-days, page 191