oililyadv.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪlᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪlᵻli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oily adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < oily adj. + -ly suffix².

1. Blandly, smoothly; in a manner so suave or charming as to be considered unctuous; flatteringly, obsequiously, insinuatingly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adverb]

flatteringly1387

glozinglya1420

smoothly1523

soothingly1612

colloguingly1652

flatterously1667

daubingly1682

oilily1862

unctuously1864

greasily1868

oleaginously1912

smarmily1968

1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner II. 251 Parrying the thrust with the ordinary tradesman's skill of fence..quietly and oilily suggested.

1889 Christian World Pulpit 35 170 The love which smiles tolerantly and oilily upon all kinds of wrongs and insults.

1925 V. Woolf Mrs. Dalloway 153 Quick to minister to the craving which lit her husband's eye so oilily for dominion, for power.

1992 Daily Tel. 8 Jan. 12/8 He came across like a rather dirty-minded don. ‘To tell the truth,’ he confided oilily, ‘Felix was more than a little in love with this virgin saint.’

2001 Times (Nexis) 4 July Bernard Jenkin, his Tory Shadow, praised him oilily for refusing to compromise his Blairite principles.

2. literal. With the consistency or appearance of oil; in a manner suggestive of oil or the use of oil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adverb] > like oil

oily1842

oilily1863

1863 ‘G. Hamilton’ Gala-days 191 The nicest young man that ever was,—daintily gloved, patently booted, oilily curled, snowily wristbanded.

1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 51 Oilily bubbled up the mere.

1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xii. 147 The steerage promenade-deck..was like a grim swart oilily clean machine.

1959 D. Hewett Bobbin Up (1961) v. 57 The man..had three strands of hair oilily plastered across his scalp.

2002 Irish Times (Nexis) 27 June 13 No mere photograph could have captured those darkly liquid movements of sullen vapour oozing oilily across the landscape.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oilily
释义	oililyadv. Brit. /ˈɔɪlᵻli/, U.S. /ˈɔɪlᵻli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oily adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < oily adj. + -ly suffix². 1. Blandly, smoothly; in a manner so suave or charming as to be considered unctuous; flatteringly, obsequiously, insinuatingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adverb] flatteringly1387 glozinglya1420 smoothly1523 soothingly1612 colloguingly1652 flatterously1667 daubingly1682 oilily1862 unctuously1864 greasily1868 oleaginously1912 smarmily1968 1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner II. 251 Parrying the thrust with the ordinary tradesman's skill of fence..quietly and oilily suggested. 1889 Christian World Pulpit 35 170 The love which smiles tolerantly and oilily upon all kinds of wrongs and insults. 1925 V. Woolf Mrs. Dalloway 153 Quick to minister to the craving which lit her husband's eye so oilily for dominion, for power. 1992 Daily Tel. 8 Jan. 12/8 He came across like a rather dirty-minded don. ‘To tell the truth,’ he confided oilily, ‘Felix was more than a little in love with this virgin saint.’ 2001 Times (Nexis) 4 July Bernard Jenkin, his Tory Shadow, praised him oilily for refusing to compromise his Blairite principles. 2. literal. With the consistency or appearance of oil; in a manner suggestive of oil or the use of oil. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adverb] > like oil oily1842 oilily1863 1863 ‘G. Hamilton’ Gala-days 191 The nicest young man that ever was,—daintily gloved, patently booted, oilily curled, snowily wristbanded. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 51 Oilily bubbled up the mere. 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xii. 147 The steerage promenade-deck..was like a grim swart oilily clean machine. 1959 D. Hewett Bobbin Up (1961) v. 57 The man..had three strands of hair oilily plastered across his scalp. 2002 Irish Times (Nexis) 27 June 13 No mere photograph could have captured those darkly liquid movements of sullen vapour oozing oilily across the landscape. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1862
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