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    oily

    US /ˈɔɪli/

    ・

    UK /'ɔɪlɪ/

    A2
    adj.AdjectiveBeing too full of oil, e.g. a pizza
    My face is oily
    adj.AdjectiveContaining an unusual amount of grease or oil
    He had an oily rag in his hand when he came outside

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • and called out in a comfortable, oily, rich, fat, jovial voice, "Yo ho there!

      and called out in a comfortable, oily, rich, fat, jovial voice, "Yo ho there!

    • shoes to his organ of benevolence; and called out  in a comfortable, oily, rich, fat, jovial voice:

      shoes to his organ of benevolence; and called out  in a comfortable, oily, rich, fat, jovial voice:

    B2

    Traffic Cam Caper | S1 E21 | Full Episode | Phineas and Ferb | @disneyxd

    22:31Traffic Cam Caper | S1 E21 | Full Episode | Phineas and Ferb | @disneyxd
    • I could sure use an oily beverage.

      I could sure use an oily beverage.

    • I could sure use an oily beverage.

      I could sure use an oily beverage.

    B1

    What If You Never Took A Shower? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

    02:36What If You Never Took A Shower? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS
    • Your hair would get oily and dirty and would start to look matted and full of knots, like unintentional dreadlocks.

      Your hair would get oily and dirty and would start to look matted and full of knots, like unintentional dreadlocks.

    • Your hair would get oily and dirty and would start to look matted and full of knots, like unintentional dreadlocks.

      Your hair would get oily and dirty and would start to look matted and full of knots, like unintentional dreadlocks.

    B2

    Chinese Street Food Tour in Chengdu, China | Best Street Food in China

    15:32Chinese Street Food Tour in Chengdu, China | Best Street Food in China
    • It's soft, fatty, oily, and you can taste the cherry.

      It's soft, fatty, oily, and you can taste the cherry.

    • It’s soft, fatty, oily, and you can taste the cherry

      It’s soft, fatty, oily, and you can taste the cherry

    B1

    BEST 7 Harajuku Sweets - Tokyo Street Food Snacks | Harajuku, Tokyo [4K]

    09:54BEST 7 Harajuku Sweets - Tokyo Street Food Snacks | Harajuku, Tokyo [4K]
    • I know that's a very small thing to complain about, but it does have this kind of like little oily after taste.

      I know that's a very small thing to complain about, but it does have this kind of like little oily after taste.

    • But it does have this kind of like little oily aftertaste.

      But it does have this kind of like little oily aftertaste.

    B1

    How Gross Are We Actually?

    08:25How Gross Are We Actually?
    • I can't go more than two days, because I'm very oily, so I have to like wipe my oil off, and like my parts, like certain parts of me start to just smell differently.

      I can't go more than two days, because I'm very oily, so I have to like wipe my oil off, and like my parts, like certain parts of me start to just smell differently.

    • I can't go more than two days because I'm very oily, so I have to wipe my oil off.

      I can't go more than two days because I'm very oily, so I have to wipe my oil off.

    B1

    CUTE CAFES, STREETFOOD & GYOZA & TEPPANYAKI RESTAURANT in TOKYO🗼 | Japan Food Diaries 🇯🇵

    09:36CUTE CAFES, STREETFOOD & GYOZA & TEPPANYAKI RESTAURANT in TOKYO🗼 | Japan Food Diaries  🇯🇵
    • I personally preferred boiled gyoza as it's lighter and less oily, which means I can eat more.

      I personally preferred boiled gyoza as it's lighter and less oily, which means I can eat more.

    • I personally prefer boiled gyoza as it's lighter and less oily, which means I can eat more.

      I personally prefer boiled gyoza as it's lighter and less oily, which means I can eat more.

    B1

    Speaking English - Going to the hairdresser

    23:47Speaking English - Going to the hairdresser
    • Some other problems you may have: you might say, "My hair is oily." So, what does that mean?

      Some other problems you may have: you might say, "My hair is oily." So, what does that mean?

    • If your hair is oily, it's kind of wet, kind of greasy looking.

      If your hair is oily, it's kind of wet, kind of greasy looking.

    B1

    Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer - Crash Course Biology #32

    15:02Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer - Crash Course Biology #32
    • It's oily and kind of acidic and really not easy to penetrate,

      It's oily and kind of acidic and really not easy to penetrate,

    • It's oily and kind of acidic, and really not easy to penetrate.

      It's oily and kind of acidic, and really not easy to penetrate.

    B2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • and called out in a comfortable, oily, rich, fat, jovial voice, "Yo ho there!

      and called out in a comfortable, oily, rich, fat, jovial voice, "Yo ho there!

    • organ of benevolence; and called out, in a comfortable, oily, rich, fat,

      organ of benevolence; and called out, in a comfortable, oily, rich, fat,

    B2