What does oilily mean?
Oilily means Flatteringly, obsequiously..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
Flatteringly, obsequiously..
[…] the nicest young man that ever was, — daintily gloved, patently booted, oilily curled, snowily wristbanded, with a lovely cambric (prima facie) handkerchief bound about his hyacinthine locks and polished hat.
The tarmac road glistened oilily, the sun poured down, there was a strong smell of warm tar.
Use oilily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oilily means Flatteringly, obsequiously..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] the nicest young man that ever was, — daintily gloved, patently booted, oilily curled, snowily wristbanded, with a lovely cambric (prima facie) handkerchief bound about his hyacinthine locks and polished hat.
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