Definition of Oleaginously

1. Adverb. In an oleaginous manner. ¹

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Definition of Oleaginously

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oleaginously

oldsquaws
oldster
oldsters
oldstyle
oldstyles
oldtimer
oldtimers
oldwench
oldwife
oldwives
oldy
ole
olea
oleaceous
oleaginous
oleaginously (current term)
oleaginousness
oleamen
oleamide
oleamides
oleander
oleander fern
oleanders
oleandomycin
oleandomycin phosphate
oleandomycins
oleandrin
oleandrine
oleanolic
oleanolic acid

Literary usage of Oleaginously

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1836)
"Straightway the latch was noiselessly turned, the hinges, guiltless of their usual discordant creak, oleaginously revolved, and slowly entered — not my ..."

2. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1859)
"He is a bit of a dandy, curia his hair, cherishes the rudiments of a moustache, and nourishes oleaginously the sprouts of an early whisker. ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1907)
"And, at the moment, he appeared oleaginously platitudinous enough in all conscience, even for a member of Parliament or a City alderman. Rose smiled. ..."

4. The Story of a Mine: And Other Tales by Bret Harte (1907)
"But graces and accomplishments like yours, dear Mrs. Hopkinson," he said oleaginously, " belong to the whole country." Which, with something between a ..."

5. Gunner Jingo's Jubilee by Thomas Bland Strange (1893)
"... and the oleaginously interpreting Baboo also said, " Yes, sab.! " with hateful Oriental acquiescence to any impossibility proposed by a "Sahib. ..."

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