oleaginous

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Ragoravich is predictably oleaginous, a man with a file cabinet full of hidden agendas, but he is charmingly persuasive, and the money has already been wired into Maggie’s account.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

But the network intends to try by sliding another of its oleaginous dollops, Jesse Watters, into the 8 p.m. time slot once filled by "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2023

Online sales minimized interactions with oleaginous salesmen and added price transparency, which did away with the haggling.

From Slate • May 30, 2023

But the most villainous entity they encounter is a duplicitous schemer played with oleaginous insincerity by Hugh Grant.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

They were filled with little black nuts, the oleaginous kernels of the palm fruit from which the layer of oil had been scraped off, and these were evidently worth little in their damaged condition.

From For Jacinta by Bindloss, Harold