[…] the use of Linseed-oyl, Tar, or such oleaginous Matter, tends much to their Preservation and Duration.
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Oleaginous
//ˌoʊ.liˈæd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəs//
Synonyms for "oleaginous" (31 found)
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Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
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5 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- мазен adj (oily, greasy)
- мазен adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
- маслен adj (oily, greasy)
Catalan
2 entries- afalagador adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
- oleaginós adj (oily, greasy)
Czech
1 entries- olejnatý adj (oily, greasy)
Dutch
2 entries- gladjakkerig adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
- zalvend adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
Finnish
2 entries- lipevä adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
- öljyinen adj (oily, greasy)
French
2 entries- oléagineux adj (oily, greasy)
- oléagineux adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
German
4 entries- schmierig adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
- ölhaltig adj (oily, greasy)
- ölig adj (oily, greasy)
- ölig adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
Ingrian
1 entries- lippiä adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
Italian
2 entries- oleaginoso adj (oily, greasy)
- untuoso adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
Persian
1 entries- چربزبان adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
Polish
3 entries- obłudny adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
- oleisty adj (oily, greasy)
- tłusty adj (oily, greasy)
Portuguese
1 entries- oleaginoso adj (oily, greasy)
Romanian
1 entries- oleaginos adj (oily, greasy)
Russian
2 entries- елейный adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
- маслянистый adj (oily, greasy)
Spanish
2 entries- empalagoso adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
- oleaginoso adj (oily, greasy)
Swedish
1 entries- sliskig adj (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Looking back, it seemed to me that a slight oleaginous mist was still hovering round the chair.
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His once-black hair had faded to the color of used steel wool and now covered his bony skull in a peculiar oleaginous fuzz.
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The oleaginous salesman convinced me to buy a more expensive car.
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