oleaginously
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oleaginously — adverb see oleaginous … New Collegiate Dictionary
oleaginously — See oleaginous. * * * … Universalium
oleaginously — ole·ag·i·nous·ly … English syllables
oleaginously — adverb : in an oily manner : unctuously … Useful english dictionary
oleaginous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French oleagineux, from Latin oleagineus of an olive tree, from olea olive tree, from Greek elaia Date: 1634 1. resembling or having the properties of oil ; oily; also containing or producing oil 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
oleaginousness — See oleaginously. * * * … Universalium
oleaginous — [ō΄lē aj′i nəs] adj. [Fr oléagineux < L oleaginus < olea, olive tree (< Gr elaia, olive, olive tree)] oily; greasy; unctuous oleaginously adv. oleaginousness n … English World dictionary
o|le|ag|i|nous|ly — «OH lee AJ uh nuhs lee», adverb. in an oleaginous manner: »Figurative. Anyone who tried to play Uriah Heep importantly would miss the essence of an oleaginously obsequious character (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
