oilily
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
Definition of oilily
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
- Flatteringly, obsequiously.
See all 2 definitions Show less
adv
- Flatteringly, obsequiously.
-
In an oily way; with the appearance or consistency of oil.
“[…] 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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From oily + -ly.
Words you can make from oilily
12 playable · top: ILLY (7 pts)
Best play illy 7 points4-letter words
4 words3-letter words
2 words2-letter words
5 wordsFind your best play with oilily
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes oilily, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.