Display virtual keyboard interface

Associations to the word «Oleaginous»

Wiktionary

OLEAGINOUS, adjective. Oily, greasy.
OLEAGINOUS, adjective. (of manner or speech) Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.

Dictionary definition

OLEAGINOUS, adjective. Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments".
OLEAGINOUS, adjective. Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn