oleaginous

Definition

Oily, greasy.

Etymology

Borrowed from French oléagineux, borrowed from Medieval Latin oleāginōsus (“oily”), from olea (“the olive tree or its fruit”).

Example Sentences

• "[…] the use of Linseed-oyl, Tar, or such oleaginous Matter, tends much to their Preservation and Duration."
• "Looking back, it seemed to me that a slight oleaginous mist was still hovering round the chair."
• "His once-black hair had faded to the color of used steel wool and now covered his bony skull in a peculiar oleaginous fuzz."