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oily
adjective as in fatty, greasy
adjective as in flattering
Example Sentences
Great British Chefs specified that tonka’s “most distinctive feature” is their “enormous potency — heady vanilla flavours, with oily clove aromas, and perfumed magnolia, sandalwood notes.”
It slid easily under the oily meat, again and again and again.
She pointed to the pond, which no longer had the foul odor or the oily sheen of the canal despite being just a few steps away.
I’m team salsa macha — toasty, oily and laced with peanuts and chiles.
Victoria's diet included cod liver oil, lard, salmon oil and oily fish like sardines, mackerel and salmon.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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