MEANING
1. Containing, resembling, or having the qualities of oil.
2. Smoothly flattering in a way that seems untrustworthy.
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- oleaginous liquid
- oleaginous coating
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An oleaginous coating covered the tools.
The oleaginous liquid spread over the water.
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- oleaginous
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Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more oleaginous; superlative most oleaginous where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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