English to Maori Meaning of oleaginous - oleaginous

Oleaginous :

oleaginous

adjective

hinuhinu

Oleaginous :: oleaginous

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Definitions of oleaginous in English

Adjective(1) unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech(2) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

Examples of oleaginous in English

(1) As a result, the guitar and organ solos are so greasy, they don't so much adorn the groove as drip from it, one oleaginous note at a time.(2) A scruffy soldier takes the stage, hired to appear by the oleaginous host.(3) Philip was a sly and somewhat oleaginous character but also an effective, resolute, and respected king.(4) Every conversation was interrupted with oleaginous humility and victim-like whining.(5) Around 140 people are milling around in the foyer before being led into the conference room where lights, music, videos and an oleaginous Master of Ceremonies kick things off.(6) It is fitting that the oleaginous politicians who so wrapped themselves in the expected glory of this purposeless structure have seen their carefully crafted images begin to fade as quickly as their Dome's delights.(7) Perry is an architect who is bidding for a contract with an oleaginous millionaire.(8) However, there was a downside to paying repeated homage to this oleaginous expatriate.(9) The first, a likeable and oleaginous drunk of around fifty, was all.(10) In the space of a few short months, humanity has roused itself from the recurring nightmare of history - of bulldozer violence forever powered by oleaginous lies - and has flung open the curtains to let in the light.(11) And who can forget those 60s ads where merry bands of nymphomaniacs roamed the streets seeking the tell-tale oleaginous glint of a man who had just applied Brylcreem - ├ö├ç├┐Use more only if you dare!├ö├ç├û(12) I'm not going to name our guests, because I don't want them to be associated with this place, and because a man whom I assume was the owner made such an oleaginous , starstruck fool of himself.(13) ├ö├ç├┐My dears,├ö├ç├û he crooned, in a soft, oleaginous tone, ├ö├ç├┐I want you to come with me tomorrow on an ocean adventure.├ö├ç├û(14) Naturally, the oleaginous Gazoo publisher played down rumours that he might be seeking the no-hope gig.(15) ├ö├ç├┐Chalky├ö├ç├û feels like spending time becalmed in an oleaginous ocean, noxious gas clouds occasionally swirling round in the dim light.(16) Evidently aware that namedropping is so Nineties, the oleaginous journalist has mastered the millennial equivalent - place-dropping.

(1) olden days ::

ra mua

(2) since olden times ::

mai mua

(3) in olden days ::

i roto i te ra mua

Synonyms

Adjective

1. oily ::

hinuhinu

2. soapy ::

hopihopi

3. buttery ::

pāta

4. fulsome ::

fulsome

5. smarmy ::

smarmy

6. unctuous ::

unctuous

Different Forms

oleaginous

English to Maori Dictionary: oleaginous

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