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oily
adjective as in fatty, greasy
adjective as in flattering
Example Sentences
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.
Altogether, the color, flavor and textural differentiation is incredibly varied: briny, oily, herbaceous sauce slicks the crisped salmon, with the crunchy leeks providing another dimension of flavor and texture.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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