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ölig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • oily adj Covered with, containing, or resembling oil.
  • unctuous adjective Having a greasy or oily texture or composition.

Senses

ölig is used for these senses in English:

  • oily Covered with or containing oil.
  • oily Resembling oil.
  • oleaginous Oily, greasy.
  • oleaginous (of manner or speech) Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.
  • unctuous (of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance) Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.

oily — full definition

  1. adj Covered with, containing, or resembling oil.
  2. adj Excessively polite or flattering in an insincere way.

unctuous — full definition

  1. adjective Having a greasy or oily texture or composition.
  2. adjective Of food, drink or aroma, having a rich, smooth and full-bodied quality.
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