o´le|ag´i|nous|ness

o´le|ag´i|nous|ness
o|le|ag|i|nous «OH lee AJ uh nuhs», adjective.
1. having the nature or properties of oil; oily; greasy: »

... the oleaginous scum that pollutes the surface of a city river (Mary E. Braddon).

2. Figurative. unctuous: »

an oleaginous hypocrite.

[< Latin oleāginus (with English -ous) of the olive < olea olive, alteration of olīva olive]
o´le|ag´i|nous|ness, noun.

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