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| o·le·ag·i·nous [ lee ájjənəss ] |
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1. containing oil: containing or producing oil
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2. like oil: similar to oil in nature or consistency
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3. ingratiating: unpleasantly eager to please, charm, or be of service
  An oleaginous flunky showered me with exaggerated compliments.
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| [Mid-17th century. Directly and via Old French oleagineux< Latin oleaginus "of an olive tree, oily" < olea "olive tree," alteration of oliva (see olive)] |
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| o·le·ag·i·nous·ly adverb |
| o·le·ag·i·nous·ness noun |
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