Relating to or resembling oil. / Covered with or containing oil. / (figuratively) Excessively friendly or polite but insincere.

A marble with an oily lustre. / (in the plural, informal) Oilskins. (waterproof garment)

The quality of being oily.

plural of oily

plural of oiliness

A temperate freshwater fish, Tanakia limbata, of the family Cyprinidae, that is found in central and southwestern Japan.

plural of oily bitterling

(derogatory slang) An employee in a menial, unskilled role in a factory or workshop. / (Cockney rhyming slang) A cigarette; fag.

plural of oily rag

(Singapore) A kind of oily, flavourful rice prepared with fat, stock, ginger, garlic, and pandan leaves.