oilily

oilily

English

Etymology

From oily +‎ -ly.

Adverb

oilily (comparative more oilily, superlative most oilily)

1. Flatteringly, obsequiously. [from 19th c.]
2. In an oily way; with the appearance or consistency of oil. [from 19th c.]
   • 1871, Gail Hamilton, Gala-days (page 191)

     […] 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.

   • 1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther 1974, p. 158:

     The tarmac road glistened oilily, the sun poured down, there was a strong smell of warm tar.

Translations

in an oily way

Polish: oleiście