Oilily
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Flatteringly, obsequiously.
- 2 In an oily way; with the appearance or consistency of oil.
"[…] 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."
Example
More examples"[…] 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."
Etymology
From oily + -ly.
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