Meanings of as oily in anglès

So the food is lighter, not as oily, not as rich.

Soft; mellow, zestful and as oily as it is named.

His voice was as oily as ever, his eyes and his nose as sheep-like.

A criminal lawyer, as oily as the eels pulled out of the bay, accompanied him.

It felt as oily as it looked.

She grimly hoisted her rifle and stepped away from the edge as oily smoke began to fill the cavern.

He is a senior teacher now, that boy, as oily as a paratha and as fat as a barrel.

People normally produce enough CoQ10, but can get small amounts from foods such as oily fish, liver and whole grains.

It was rapidly taking on a purple tinge, though the sea was still as oily-smooth as it had been early in the morning.

At Eton he was known as Oily Thorpe, and on being summoned for national service in 1947, promptly got himself excused by faking epileptic fits.

"Good afternoon, all." He plops down into a plush, leather chair and lays out a napkin that looks as oily as the bag.