oleaginous
English
WOTD – 3 February 2009
Etymology
From French oléagineux, from Latin oleāginus (“pertaining to olives or olive trees”), from olea (“the olive fruit and tree”).
Adjective
oleaginous (comparative more oleaginous, superlative most oleaginous)
- Oily, greasy.
- (of manner or speech) Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.
- The oleaginous salesman convinced me to buy a more expensive car.
- 2018 May 9, George F. Will, “Trump is no longer the worst person in government”, in The Washington Post:
- The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure.
Synonyms
Translations
oily, greasy
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