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comparative more oilily, superlative most oilily
Flatteringly, obsequiously. examples
In an oily way; with the appearance or consistency of oil. quotations examples
[…] 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.
1871, Gail Hamilton, Gala-days, page 191
The tarmac road glistened oilily, the sun poured down, there was a strong smell of warm tar.
1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 158