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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb oil which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

oily
  1. Relating to or resembling oil.
  2. Covered with or containing oil.
  3. (figuratively) Excessively friendly or polite but insincere.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. greasy, slippery, oiled, oleaginous, slimy, sebaceous, pinguid, unctuous, waxy, lubricant, lubricative, lubricous, polished, sleek, smeary, oil-soaked, slick, slithery, lubricated, lubricious, smooth, slippy, icy, slicked, greased, soapy, glossy, shiny, sleeky, skiddy, silky, wet, lustrous, glassy, slippery as an eel, shining, silken, fatty, creamy, pomaded, anointed, daubed, swabbed, salved, smeared, Brylcreemed, plastered down, glacé, satiny, like a skating rink … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Joy is looking for a natural treatment for oily hair.”
      “I remember going up to the top of Montserrat in the cable car and eating an oily dish of chicken and chips.”
      “The oily man knew he would get his way, and his smile grew, displaying yellowed teeth.”
oiled
  1. Covered in, or supplied with, oil.
  2. (slang) drunk. Usually in conjunction with well.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. greasy, slippery, slippy, slick, slithery, slicked, greased, lubricated, oily, slimy, oleaginous, lubricious, icy, soapy, sleek, smooth, sebaceous, pinguid, wet, polished, waxy, skiddy, sleeky, glassy, glossy, shiny, slippery as an eel, fatty, creamy, unctuous, pomaded, anointed, daubed, swabbed, salved, smeared, smeary, lubricous, lubricative, lubricant, oil-soaked, glacé, silky, satiny, like a skating rink, wasted, plastered, inebriated, hammered, high … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The oiled surface of the slide made it exhilarating for children to glide down.”
      “The men then, truly well oiled with alcohol, would wind their way home to their respective houses.”
oilproof
  1. Resistant to oil.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nonstick, coated, covered, greaseproof, protected, slick, unsticky, surface-treated
oilless
  1. Lacking, or not using, oil.
oilable
  1. Able to be oiled.
  2. Examples:
      3. “This chuck has the not insignificant merit of being easily wipable and oilable.”
oilier
  1. comparative form of oily: more oily
  2. Synonyms:
      3. greasier, slipperier, slimier, sleeker, more oiled, more oleaginous, more pinguid, more unctuous, more waxy, more lubricative, more lubricous, more polished, more smeary, slicker, slitherier, more lubricious, slippier, smoother, icier, soapier, glossier, shinier, sleekier, skiddier, silkier, fattier, wetter, more lustrous, glassier, more shining, creamier, more adipocerous, more glacé, more satiny, more frosted, more frozen, frostier, rimier, more gleaming, sheenier, more glowing, more luminous, more radiant, more nitid, more sericeous, lardier, butterier … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “To combat oilier skin come summer, add a toner to your skin-care routine to remove surface oil, and choose oil-free moisturizers.”
      “You must keep oil in the oilier, periodically check the filters, and periodically examine the hoses for cracks and abrasions.”
      “Non-occlusive, non-comedogenic textures compatible with men's oilier skin, for guaranteed comfort of use.”
oiliest
  1. superlative form of oily: most oily
  2. Synonyms:
      3. greasiest, slipperiest, slimiest, sleekest, most oiled, most oleaginous, most pinguid, most unctuous, most waxy, most lubricative, most lubricous, most polished, most smeary, slickest, slitheriest, most lubricious, slippiest, smoothest, iciest, soapiest, glossiest, shiniest, sleekiest, skiddiest, silkiest, fattiest, wettest, most lustrous, glassiest, most shining, creamiest, most adipocerous, most glacé, most satiny, most frosted, most frozen, frostiest, rimiest, most gleaming, sheeniest, most glowing, most luminous, most radiant, most nitid, most sericeous, lardiest, butteriest … more
oiling
  1. present participle of oil
  2. Synonyms:
      3. greasing, lubricating, waxing, slicking, smearing, anointing, larding, lubing, coating, pomading, loosening, smearing with oil, applying oil, making slippery, creaming, moisturizing, moisturising, making smooth, cleansing, buttering, making oily, smearing with grease, smoothing, making, tallowing, covering with oil, rubbing with oil, oiling the wheels, wheedling, cajoling, coaxing, persuading, enticing, inveigling, luring, tempting, beguiling, influencing, inducing, blarneying, seducing, blandishing, charming, flattering, urging, convincing, swaying, palavering, getting, drawing … more
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