oleaginous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

adjective unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
adjective containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

Borrowed from French oléagineux, borrowed from Medieval Latin oleāginōsus (“oily”), from olea (“the olive tree or its fruit”).

The gems cling to the oleaginous substance. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson
Disraeli once described the manner of Bishop Wilberforce as "unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous." — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
Finally he made a desperate resolve and quickly crammed his mouth with the oleaginous stuff, upon which he began chewing with savage voracity. — Camp-fire and Wigwam, Edward Sylvester Ellis

buttery, fulsome, oily, smarmy, soapy, unctuous

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