Definition of Oleagenous

Definition of Oleagenous

O`le*ag`i*nous (?), a. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus, belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. oléagineux. See Olive, Oil.] Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

OLEAGINOUS, adj. Oily, smooth, sleek.
Disraeli once described the manner of Bishop Wilberforce as
"unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous." And the good prelate was ever
afterward known as Soapy Sam. For every man there is something in the
vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies
have only to find it.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

oily, greasy
unctuous; falsely or affectedly earnest

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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