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Oilest vs Oiliest - What's the difference?

oilest | oiliest |

Oilest is often a misspelling of oiliest.


Oilest has no English definition.

As an adjective oiliest is

superlative of oily.

oilest

Not English

Oilest has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'oilest':

oiliest

oiliest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (oily)

    • Anagrams

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    oily

    English

    Alternative forms

    * oyly (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Relating to oil.
  • Smeared with or containing oil.
  • (figuratively) Excessively friendly or polite so as to sound insincere.

    • Derived terms

    * smell of an oily rag

    Noun

    (oilies)
  • A marble with an oily lustre.
  • * 1998 , Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson, Michael Street, Marbles: 101 ways to play
    • Lustered (also called lusters, rainbows, oilies , and pearls)
  • * 2001 , Paul Webley, The economic psychology of everyday life (page 39)
    • But marbles are not only used to play games: they are also traded. In this market, the value of the different kinds of marbles (oilies , emperors, etc.) is determined by local supply and demand and not by the price of the marbles
  • oilskins (waterproof garment)